Cadillac converter

名词 n.
英 /ˈkædɪlæk kənˈvɜːtə/    美 /ˈkædəˌlæk kənˈvɝtɚ/|[-ɾɚ]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of catalytic converter (“chamber containing a finely divided platinum catalyst in which carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from vehicle exhaust are oxidized to carbon dioxide”). Southern-US,humorous,nonstandard,often
    — Anyway, wherever he was, all he ever talked about was Cadillac converters and pipe. His work with pipe paid off when he was awarded the honor of "Repairman of the Week."

词形变化

Cadillac converters plural

词源

From the similarity between catalytic and Cadillac (“brand of luxury automobile”), probably originally a mondegreen (“error arising from the mishearing of a phrase”) and used humorously to allude to the high cost of catalytic converters.
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