econobox
Definitions
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- noun A small, unassuming automobile.
Examples
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Also, car makers have come a long way in combating the bare-bones 'econobox' image that long clung to compact cars.
Jonathan Welsh, ‘Tiny Cars Make It Big,’ The Wall Street Journal, February 6, 2008
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The wide swath of beige plastic running to the bottom of the doors is better suited for an econobox rather than a $50,000 vehicle.
Steve Kichen, ‘2007 Chevrolet Tahoe,’ Forbes, March 20, 2006
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Every so often, we find ourselves caught up in the new-car crush of Bigger! Faster! Fancier! and find ourselves neglecting the noble econobox.
Ben Wojdyla, ‘The Geo Metro Is One of the Greatest Cars Ever Built,’ Jalopnik, May 12, 2010
Note
This word also means an economy-sized box of something.
