Jeep
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Jeep 
[jeep] Pronunciation Key Trademark.
–verb (used without object)
[jeep] Pronunciation Key Trademark. | 1. | a small, rugged military motor vehicle having four-wheel drive and a 1/4 -ton capacity: widely used by the U.S. Army during and after World War II. |
| 2. | a similar vehicle used by civilians. |
| 3. | (lowercase) to ride or travel in a jeep. |
[Origin: 1935–40, Americanism; alter. of G.P. (for General Purpose) Vehicle, or special use of Eugene the Jeep, name of fabulous animal in comic strip “Popeye” by E. C. Segar]
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Hodg·es [hoj-iz] Pronunciation Key
–noun
| John Cornelius (Johnny; “Rabbit”; “Jeep”), 1906–70, U.S. jazz saxophonist. |
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| jeep
(jēp) Pronunciation Key
n. A small, durable, general-purpose motor vehicle with four-wheel drive and a quarter-ton capacity, used by the U.S. Army during and after World War II. [Probably pronunciation of the letters GP, designation for this vehicle in the manufacturer's parts numbering system : G(overnment) + P, designator for 80-inch wheelbase reconnaissance car.] |
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| Jeep
(jēp) Pronunciation Key
A trademark used for a civilian motor vehicle. |
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jeep
jeep
1941, Amer.Eng. military slang, from G.P. "general purpose (car)," but influenced by Eugene the Jeep (who had extraordinary powers but only said "jeep"), from E.C. Segar's comic strip "Thimble Theater" (also home of Popeye the Sailor). Eugene the Jeep first appeared in the strip March 13, 1936.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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