Cadillac converter
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈkædɪlæk kənˈvɛɹtɚ/
Cadillac converter (plural Cadillac converters)
- (nonstandard, malapropism, chiefly, US South) Synonym of catalytic converter#English|catalytic converter
- 1992, Ricardo Cortez Cruz, Straight Outta Compton, University of Alabama Press (ISBN 9780932511614), page 65:
- Anyway, wherever he was, all he ever talked about was Cadillac converters and pipe.
- 2008, Gilbert A. Knowles, Help Them Pull Their Pants Up: How Mentors and Communities Can Empower Young African American Men, iUniverse (ISBN 9780595502165), page 28:
- He then asked, “What is a Cadillac converter?” At this point, I'm thinking he doesn 't know much about cars; therefore, I went on to explain.
- 2011, Robert Hartwell Fiske, Robert Hartwell Fiske's Dictionary of Unendurable English: A Compendium of Mistakes in Grammar, Usage, and Spelling with commentary on lexicographers and linguists, Simon and Schuster (ISBN 9781451651348), page 86:
- We were a strong competitor throughout the competition, but then the Cadillac converter fell off, which hurt our emissions and place in the overall standings.
- 2015, Robert Alden Rubin, Going to Hell in a Hen Basket: An Illustrated Dictionary of Modern Malapropisms, Flatiron Books (ISBN 9781250066282), page 39:
- Cadillac converter Confuses GM's luxury brand with the catalytic ...
- 1992, Ricardo Cortez Cruz, Straight Outta Compton, University of Alabama Press (ISBN 9780932511614), page 65:
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