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单词 repmobile
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repmobilen.

Brit. /ˈrɛpmə(ʊ)biːl/, U.S. /ˈrɛpməˌbil/, /ˈrɛpˌmoʊˌbil/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rep n.4, -mobile suffix.
Etymology: < rep n.4 + -mobile suffix.
colloquial (originally and chiefly British).
A car of a type supposedly favoured by travelling sales representatives, typically a mid-range saloon.
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1987 Glasgow Herald 16 Dec. 3/1 (headline) Peugeot's prizewinning 405 joins the rep-mobiles.
1996 Boston (Mass.) Herald (Nexis) 16 June 95 The threat to families in minivans, salesmen in repmobiles, and responsible motorcyclists.
1999 BBC Top Gear Mag. June 189/3 Retired repmobiles are likely to have tortured seats as a result of tens of thousands of miles of IT salesmen's coffee-stains and backside-imprints.
2005 J. Hawes Speak for Eng. 68 Pre-apoplectic males in repmobiles who had been morally blackmailed or legally compelled to clock off early to get here, thus losing them deals.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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