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chevy

chevy

8.6
A car made by Chevrolet
  • noun
  • /ˈʧɛvi/
  • Informal
translation icon : chevy
  • And so that's the Chevy Tahoe hybrid.

But why do you go with a Chevy versus a Pontiac?

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Examples

  • All right, time for the quirks and features of the new Chevy Blazer EV.

    Doug DeMuro

  • Buy a Chevy, buy a Chevy, buy one.

  • You know the old, the old Chevy or the old silly car anyway.

  • But why do you go with a Chevy versus a Pontiac?

    Sunny Lenarduzzi

  • Dude, we're about to shoot a Chevy ad for our vlog, and it's raining.

  • Jamie called me up at the end of the six weeks and said I'm going to get rid of this Chevy, Chevy Impala because I just craw clogging up my driveway.

  • I just bought a new Chevy and I love driving it on the highway.

  • The Chevy pickup truck is perfect for hauling heavy loads.

  • After years of driving a Honda, he finally switched to a Chevy and couldn't be happier.

Synonyms

Chevrolet
vschevy
38 1.4

An American car and truck brand made by General Motors

is an informal slang name for a car from that brand

Surface Forms

chevy singular
chevys plural

Morphology

chevy = Chevrolet (transparent) = chev + y

Formed by clipping the brand name 'Chevrolet' to 'chev' and adding the diminutive '-y'; recognizable to learners familiar with the brand.

Etymology

The word chevy comes from the car name Chevrolet, the family name of the company's founder. It became a short, friendly name for the car, so a chevy simply means a Chevrolet car.