Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Dodge, Mary Elizabeth Mapes 1831-1905. American editor and writer best known for her children's classic Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates (1865).
Wiktionary
- n. A surname derived from a Middle English diminutive of Roger. (Typically found in the United States.)
- n. A brand of motor vehicle.
Examples
“Go here for complete specs and info on how to get one. (www. dodge.com) - This large Dodge passenger or cargo van seats up to 12 & is used mainly for commercial purposes.”
“DODGE - Gregory Hugh "Greg" Dodge, 61, of Columbia, died Nov. 5 at his home.”
“I like the idea that despite the superiority of food over shit, the Dodge is a truck of a wholly different order (since it gives the Dodge form to the merely useful Chevy material).”
“Chrysler Group LLC said its new small car—the first vehicle to feature Fiat SpA technology—will be called the Dodge Dart.”
The Wall Street Journal: Chrysler's Small Car To Be Called Dart
“After twenty years Marshall Dillon was still keeping the peace in Dodge City, with each episode not picking up where the last one left off but starting at pretty much exactly the same point where the last episode started.”
“D. Dodge is a highly decorated veteran of the Vietnam War.”
“Mabel Dodge is one of my favorite collectors from this time period.”
“A contemporary to several other men on this list, Tilghman was a buffalo hunter, scout and lawmen in Dodge City, Kansas and in Oklahoma.”
“ATH Dylan Bungum — A rangy 6-4, 200-pound player, he did a little bit of everything for Triton High in Dodge Center, Minn.”
“It is a new day in Dodge and we did not get hear overnight and it will not be solved overnight.”
President Obama called Wilder about Virginia governor's race
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘Dodge’.
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Word List 1
Conjure, Necromancy, Sorcery, Pretidigitation, Talisman, Amulet, Incantation, Sibyl, Clairvoyant, Prophet, Soothsayer, Presage and 151 more...
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Counties of Nebraska
"Nebraska established a county-coding system for its passenger plates in 1922. These one- or two-digit prefixes were assigned based on the number of registered vehicles per county in that year. In ...
Hooker, Grant, Arthur, McPherson, Thomas, Loup, Logan, Blaine, Banner, Wheeler, Garfield, Keya Paha and 81 more...
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Car Brands
These are makes, not models. I'll save those for another list.
Alfa Romeo, Alpina, Ariel, Ascari, Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Bristol, Brooke, Cadillac, Callaway and 71 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for Dodge.
bilby Thanks Americans, I knew you were the people for the job. Dec 18, 2012
fbharjo Wordnik conversations seldom dodge an issue. What a ball! Dec 17, 2012
ruzuzu Here's more about Dodge City: http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.ii.019 Dec 17, 2012
fbharjo OR......A trip to the darkside similar to 'Bad day at Blackrock' that proceeded it. It was derived from a book "'Bad time at Honda', believe it or not?! * Perhaps we need a new category of iroquoisy called Chevy Apache or perhaps' fruit batty day at blackrock' (in a dark cave)?
*....and one day Hyundai????????.....(someday)...*
Does oneday want in or out??? (or Chrysler for more?) What does it afFord?
a link-on? Dec 17, 2012
pterodactyl According to one theory, the phrase comes from the TV series Gunsmoke. Dec 17, 2012
bilby Thank you.
I was wondering if it was because Dodge was not a nice place, and hence deserved to be on my list of Cities I would like to see destroyed in disaster movies.
Whaddyareckon? Dec 17, 2012
ry It comes from popularized version of the history of Wyatt Earp. I don't know it well, but he was in Dodge City, and at some point it became well-advised for him to leave Dec 17, 2012
bilby There's that phrase, 'time to get out of Dodge'. Anyone know the orgin? Dec 17, 2012