Buick
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- proper noun
- /bjuːɪk/
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Buick
- Rosanne arrived in a big red Buick with her husband, Hank, and two children.
- drive a Buick
- Buick Royaum
You know, I mean his wife hit him with a damn lesabre, not the sort of Buick.
- You know, I mean his wife hit him with a damn lesabre, not the sort of Buick.
- At the time, it was an old Buick Regal and hug caps off the car, you know, seats torn up.
- It's like somebody just hooked some jumper cables off of a dam Buick just right up to your rib meat and just shook you.
Examples
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I drove the Buick over to Carytown, where the high school crowd hung out.
Fiction book (1993) -
"We'll go home now," Warren had said, and they got in the Buick, and Robert drove them home.
Fiction book (1990) -
Hey, maybe later you could take a look at my old Buick?
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Could that be a Buick?
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Just as we were about to start moving, the Buick in front of us died a horrible death.
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I watched the blue Buick until it disappeared around the first bend in the road.
Academic text (2009) -
Somewhere in town there's a Buick with the seat covers missing.
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Three cars were parked outside; the Bradens' Buick was in the driveway.
Fiction book (1993) -
In the space in front of the Center, there was a dark blue late-model Buick with Missouri plates.
Fiction book (1992) -
I bought a new Buick last week, and it's the smoothest ride I've ever had.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Buick is the name of a car brand that comes from the founder's last name, David Buick. The company used his family name, so when you hear Buick today it usually means the cars made by that company.