jeep

Today it means: A vehicle (of a particular brand) suitable for rough terrain. Full definition →

jeep · adjective, noun, verb¹

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

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

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

From GP, standing for "general purpose".

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