blandmobile

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noun

An unaesthetic and highly generic motor vehicle.

OriginEnglish automobilebf. ← French automobile ← Latin mōbili →
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Meanings

nounblandmobile (plural blandmobiles)

plural blandmobiles

  1. derogatoryinformalAn unaesthetic and highly generic motor vehicle.

    But though overengineered and underdeveloped, the Brougham still makes the kind of all-out statement that Detroit either fears or can't afford to make anymore. Considering that some modern Japanese blandmobiles can cost as much, a Brougham at 40 big ones remains a fair deal.

    1991, Richard M. Langworth, Collectible Cars, Lincolnwood, I.L.: Crescent Books, →ISBN, page 44

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-der.?
  2. Latinblandus
  3. Englishbland
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  5. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  8. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  9. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  10. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  11. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  12. Frenchauto-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  15. Proto-Italic*moweō
  16. Latinmoveō
  17. Latinmōbili
  18. Frenchmobile
  19. Frenchautomobile
  20. Englishautomobilebf.
  21. Englishblandmobile

From bland + -mobile.

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APA

blandmobile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blandmobile

MLA

“blandmobile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blandmobile. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blandmobile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blandmobile.

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