Lexus

English Etymology An invented word developed circa 1987 by Team One (advertising agency) Team One as the marketing team for the brand; said to have no specific meaning but to be euphonious and to evoke a luxurious and technological image (not unusual among car model name origins); for more, see Wikipedia at Lexus#History Lexus § History. Proper noun - A brand of high-end motor vehicle from the Toyota Motor Corporation. en Toyota#Proper noun en-US Joseph Berger Fast Acquittal for Kennedy, Whose Name Put Prosecutors in Bind w:The New York Times 2014-02-28 https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/01/nyregion/kerry-kennedy-is-found-not-guilty-of-driving-while-impaired.html 0362-4331 The four-and-one-half-day trial was centered on acts that neither she nor prosecutors dispute: On July 13, 2012, she drove her Lexus S.U.V. erratically after swallowing Zolpidem, a generic form of the sleep medication Ambien. https://web.archive.org/web/20220828123240/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/01/nyregion/kerry-kennedy-is-found-not-guilty-of-driving-while-impaired.html Derived terms en Lexus lane Noun An automobile of this marque. Often used as an example of a luxury car or luxuriousness in general. en Lexo<l:slang> en luxury car, luxuriousness Cadillac Buick Chrysler<qq:dated> en the Lexus of [product category] en the Lexus of microwave ovens en She cryin poor mouth but she pull up in a brand new Lexus? Who fallin for that? en a parking lot full of Cadillacs, Lexuses, and BMWs Derived terms en Lexo en Automobiles