Oldsmobile

English thumb|Oldsmobile logo used from 1981 until 1997 thumb|a new Oldsmobile, parked, in 1965 Etymology en Ransom E. Olds =, who founded a motor company in 1897. His early companies' names included his surname, and the automobiles were first marketed as Olds automobiles. That collocation was quickly blend blended informal informally by the public to produce Oldsmobile, which was soon also used by the company itself. The poker senses of the word refer to the Oldsmobile 98. Proper noun en Q204327 An American car brand belonging to GM. Founded in 1897; with GM since 1908; retired from new cars since 2004; still active IP of GM. en Olds<id:Q204327><qq:informal> en Chevrolet<id:Q29570> Chevy<id:Q29570> Saturn#Proper noun Pontiac#Proper noun Buick#Proper noun Cadillac#Proper noun en A TV commercial blared in the background, repeating the brand's catchphrase: "This is not your father's Oldsmobile — this is the new generation of Olds!" Noun A car of this brand. en Olds#Noun<qq:informal> en Chevrolet#Noun Chevy#Noun Saturn#Noun Pontiac#Noun Buick#Noun Cadillac#Noun Caddy#Noun en She was a family friend. I remember riding in her car as a child. It was an Oldsmobile and seemed a bit plush and expensive compared with our car. en He has a classic Oldsmobile in his garage. It's one of those ones with a huge V-8. en 2011 w:Neal Stephenson w:Snow Crash "Come on," Jason says, getting out of his Oldsmobile. "You don't want to waste any time." Penguin Books 978-0-241-95318-1 27317617M 748622652 168 en poker slang A lowball hand with a nine and an eight as the two highest cards en poker slang Two pair nines and eights en poker slang A nine and an eight as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em References Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. 978-1880069523