Porsche

Por·sche
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UK/ˈpɔːʃ/UK/ˈpɔː.ʃə/UK/ˈpɔː.ʃi/US/ˈpɔɹʃ/

proper noun

A surname from German.

CommonScrabble 14

Meanings

proper nounPorsche (countable and uncountable, plural Porsches)

plural Porsches

  1. countableA surname from German.
nounPorsche (plural Porsches)

plural Porsches

  1. automotiveA car of this brand, reputably high-performance and expensive.

    I'm unstoppable / I'm a Porsche with no brakes / I'm invincible / Yeah, I win every single game

    2016, Sia, Chris Braide, “Unstoppable”, in This Is Acting, performed by Sia
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    Mom drives an Accord, which is quite a surprise if you think about it. I guess that says something about her response to fame. Anyone can drive a Porsche once they have the cash.

    2004, Gaby Triana, Backstage Pass, page 42

    a male undergoing a garden-variety mid-life crisis is disturbed not by his sexual appetites but by the lack of variety in his sexual partners. He is disturbed not by the crass materialism of his life but by the fact that he is still driving a Ford when he could and should be driving a Porsche.

    2005, William Braxton Irvine, On Desire: Why We Want What We Want, Oxford University Press,, →ISBN, page 26

    I don't really want a white horse and carriage / I'm thinkin' more of white Porsches and karats

    2018, “Girls Like You (Remix)”, in Red Pill Blues, performed by Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B

Origin

  1. GermanPorsche
  2. EnglishPorsche

Borrowed from German Porsche * (automotive): From the surname of the founder, Ferdinand Porsche, beginning 1931.

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Translations

Arabic بُورْش
  • بُورْش (burš)car of this brand
Bulgarian По́рше
  • По́рше (Pórše)car of this brand
Chinese Mandarin 波爾舍 /波尔舍, 保時捷 /保时捷
  • 波爾舍 /波尔舍 (Bō'ěrshè)surname
  • 保時捷 /保时捷 (Bǎoshíjié)car of this brand
German Porsche, Porsche
  • Porschesurname
  • Porschecar of this brand
Hindi पॉर्श
  • पॉर्श (pŏrś)car of this brand
Japanese ポルシェ
  • ポルシェ (Porushe)car of this brand
Korean 포르쉐
  • 포르쉐 (Poreuswe)car of this brand
Polish Porsche, porsche
  • Porschesurname
  • porschecar of this brand
Russian По́рше
  • По́рше (Pórše)car of this brand

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Porsche

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Sounds the same

Portia (some accents)Portia (some accents)
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Porsche on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.