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jeep.

Pertaining to utility or general purpose.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/d͡ʒiːp/
  1. Pertaining to utility or general purpose.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Derived from GP, initialism of general-purpose. Noun from General Purpose Vehicle (military light utility truck).

noun/d͡ʒiːp/
  1. A small, blocky, military-style vehicle with four-wheel drive, suited to rough terrain.

  2. A light utility truck from WWII used by the U.S. Army, and subsequently turned into the trademark Jeep when civilianized by originating manufacturer Willys-Overland.

  3. A sport utility vehicle or similar four-wheel-drive vehicle.

  4. Clipping of jeepney

    Philippines · abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · colloquial
Where this word comes from

Derived from GP, initialism of general-purpose. Noun from General Purpose Vehicle (military light utility truck).

verb/d͡ʒiːp/
  1. To travel by jeep.

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

Derived from GP, initialism of general-purpose. Noun from General Purpose Vehicle (military light utility truck).

noun/d͡ʒiːp/
  1. A device for detecting discontinuity in a protective coating, also called a "holiday detector"

  2. A covered shopping cart, also called a "shopping stroller".

    Australia · regional
Where this word comes from

Disputed. Possibly from Eugene the Jeep, a character in Popeye cartoons.

noun/d͡ʒiːp/
  1. A trans woman who is sexually attracted to women and transitioned due to autogynephilia.

    derogatory · offensive
Where this word comes from

An ironic pronunciation of AGP, the initialism of autogynephilia in Blanchard's transsexual typology.

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