English Explanatory Dictionary

Oldsmobile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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.
noun
  1. A car of this brand.
  2. A lowball hand with a nine and an eight as the two highest cards
  3. Two pair nines and eights
  4. A nine and an eight as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em

Word forms

Oldsmobile Oldsmobiles

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.

Synonyms

Olds
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