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Oldsmobile en · NOUN

Etymology

Named after Ransom E. Olds, who founded a motor company in 1897. His early companies' names included his surname, and the automobiles were first marketed as Olds automobiles. That collocation was quickly blended informally by the public to produce Oldsmobile, which was soon also used by the company itself. The poker senses of the word refer to the Oldsmobile 98.

Meanings

1. A car of this brand.
   • "Come on," Jason says, getting out of his Oldsmobile. "You don't want to waste any time." 2011, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, Penguin Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 168:
   • He has a classic Oldsmobile in his garage. It's one of those ones with a huge V-8.
   • She was a family friend. I remember riding in her car as a child. It was an Oldsmobile and seemed a bit plush and expensive compared with our car.
2. (slang) A lowball hand with a nine and an eight as the two highest cards
3. (slang) Two pair nines and eights
4. (slang) A nine and an eight as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em

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Buick · Chevy · Chevrolet · Saturn · Caddy · Cadillac · Pontiac

Synonyms

Olds

wikipedia: Oldsmobile 98

Oldsmobile en · PROPN

Etymology

Named after Ransom E. Olds, who founded a motor company in 1897. His early companies' names included his surname, and the automobiles were first marketed as Olds automobiles. That collocation was quickly blended informally by the public to produce Oldsmobile, which was soon also used by the company itself. The poker senses of the word refer to the Oldsmobile 98.

Meanings

1. An American car brand belonging to GM. Founded in 1897; with GM since 1908; retired from new cars since 2004; still active IP of GM.
   • A TV commercial blared in the background, repeating the brand's catchphrase: "This is not your father's Oldsmobile — this is the new generation of Olds!"

Coordinates

Saturn · Chevy · Buick · Pontiac · Cadillac · Chevrolet

Synonyms

Olds

wikidata: Q204327 · wikipedia: Oldsmobile 98