Lexus

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proper noun

A brand of high-end motor vehicle from the Toyota Motor Corporation.

“the Lexus of microwave ovens”

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Meanings

proper nounLexus (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA brand of high-end motor vehicle from the Toyota Motor Corporation.

    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.

    2014 February 28, Joseph Berger, “Fast Acquittal for Kennedy, Whose Name Put Prosecutors in Bind”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2022
nounLexus (plural Lexuses)

plural Lexuses

  1. An automobile of this marque. Often used as an example of a luxury car or luxuriousness in general.

    the Lexus of microwave ovens

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    the Lexus of [product category]

    She cryin poor mouth but she pull up in a brand new Lexus? Who fallin for that?

    a parking lot full of Cadillacs, Lexuses, and BMWs

    Synonyms: Lexo

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn automobile of this marque. Often used as an example of a luxury car or luxuriousness in general.

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Origin

An invented word developed circa 1987 by 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.

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Cite this entry
APA

Lexus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lexus

MLA

“Lexus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lexus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lexus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lexus.

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