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Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile proper noun: 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.

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Proper noun

Oldsmobile

  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!"
    Synonyms:
    Olds

Noun

Oldsmobile (plural Oldsmobiles)

  1. A car of this brand.
    • 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.
    • He has a classic Oldsmobile in his garage. It's one of those ones with a huge V-8.
    Synonyms:
    Olds
  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

Synonyms of Oldsmobile

Forms of Oldsmobile

pluralOldsmobiles

Origin of Oldsmobile

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.

Questions about Oldsmobile

What does Oldsmobile mean?
Oldsmobile means 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.
What part of speech is Oldsmobile?
Oldsmobile can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Oldsmobile in the dictionary

  1. oldshit
  2. oldshits
  3. oldsightedness
  4. oldskool
  5. Oldsmar
  6. Oldsmobile
  7. Oldsmobiles
  8. oldsome
  9. oldspeak
  10. oldsquaw
  11. oldsquaws

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