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Thread #89079 Message #1677927
Posted By: Arne
24-Feb-06 - 02:22 PM
Thread Name: BS: JEEP origin of word?
Subject: RE: BS: JEEP origin of word?
From "GP": General purpose utility vehicle (although IC above that this is disputed). Like "Hummer" coming from "high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle" (HMMWV) being shortened to the more pronounceable "HMMer"...