Flivver

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Flivver is a colloquial nickname for the Ford Model T, the iconic early 20th-century mass-produced automobile that revolutionized personal transportation.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf colloquial term
nickname
appearsIn American popular culture
early 20th-century fiction
period newspapers
appliesTo automobile
associatedWith Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
affordable automobiles
automotive history
mass-produced cars
personal transportation
denotes cheap car
old car
small car
etymologyType American slang
hasConnotation affectionate
informal
slightly humorous
popularDuring 1910s
1920s
refersTo Ford Model T
relatedTerm Lizzie
Tin Lizzie
relatedTo Model T Ford ownership culture
early motoring
usedFor referring to the Ford Model T
usedIn United States English
early 20th century
usedToDescribe basic, no-frills cars
inexpensive transportation

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ford Model T
Tin Lizzie
alsoKnownAs

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