#68486
05/02/2002 9:36 AM
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where does this word come from? I don't remember coming across it growing up in UK, and the only use I 've seen of it in Aus is I think in an USn context. What does it mean literally?
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#68487
05/02/2002 9:46 AM
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#68488
05/02/2002 10:01 AM
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#68489
05/02/2002 10:12 AM
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Hmmmmm. that guy Bob sounds like he's on drugs - weird drugs at that - his explanation does seem a bit...er...unbelievable? So the modern day equivalent expression would be "that's a real humvie"?? 
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#68490
05/02/2002 10:49 AM
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In reply to:
The New Dictionary of American Slang says the Duesenberg was considered such a desirable product that it gave rise to the noun “doozie,” which means a person or thing that is remarkable, wonderful and superior.
From http://detnews.com/autosweekly/0008/02/lead/lead.htm
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#68491
05/02/2002 11:00 AM
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05/02/2002 11:05 AM
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#68493
05/02/2002 12:13 PM
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Now, THAT'S a doozie.Consuelo, it took four minutes to download - and every minute worth the waiting. What a beauty! It certainly makes the expression under consideration accolades of the highest order!  EDIT:It also has just occurred to me that in 1950s/60s Nigeria, (well, in Lagos, anyway) the local population used the word "Jaguar" (pronounced 'Jag-wah') in exactly the same way - to express extreme merit. This was, most definitely, a reference to the Jaguar motor car, ownership of which was looked on as the highest pinnacle of ambition.
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#68494
05/02/2002 12:40 PM
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well, Johnjohn, re: So the modern day equivalent expression would be "that's a real humvie"?, we still use an the word edsel to describe something that is a total flop.. i don't think i could identify an edsel if you showed me a line up of 1957-58 cars.. but i know is some thing is an edsel, its a flop!
car terms are a real part of US slang, aussie slang too, and lots of countries as well!
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