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English word origin

Etymology of jeep

Derived from GP, initialism of general-purpose. Noun from General Purpose Vehicle (military light utility truck).

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Source etymology 1 · variant 1/2

Original entry ↗
verb

To travel by jeep.

adj

Pertaining to utility or general purpose.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Derived from GP, initialism of general-purpose. Noun from General Purpose Vehicle (military light utility truck).

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Source etymology 1 · variant 2/2

Original entry ↗
noun

A small, blocky, military-style vehicle with four-wheel drive, suited to rough terrain. · A light utility truck from WWII used by the U.S. Army, and subsequently turned into the trademark Jeep when civilianized by originating manufacturer Willys-Overland. · A sport utility vehicle or similar four-wheel-drive vehicle. · Clipping of jeepney

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Derived from GP, initialism of general-purpose. Noun from General Purpose Vehicle (military light utility truck).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A device for detecting discontinuity in a protective coating, also called a "holiday detector" · A covered shopping cart, also called a "shopping stroller".

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Disputed. Possibly from Eugene the Jeep, a character in Popeye cartoons.

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
noun

A trans woman who is sexually attracted to women and transitioned due to autogynephilia.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

An ironic pronunciation of AGP, the initialism of autogynephilia in Blanchard's transsexualism typology.

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