Embarrassing to ask this, but "saloon" means???
10-18-2006, 09:33 AM
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I've seen this term used a couple times on the board in and various euro magazines so please help my noobness and explain please. 
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Why is that? I mean I know saloon is sedan. Where did it originate from? Of course, in Europe but how and why?
Why is that? I mean I know saloon is sedan. Where did it originate from? Of course, in Europe but how and why?
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Originally Posted by vegastrashed' post='346285' date='Oct 19 2006, 01:44 AM
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Why is that? I mean I know saloon is sedan. Where did it originate from? Of course, in Europe but how and why?
Why is that? I mean I know saloon is sedan. Where did it originate from? Of course, in Europe but how and why?
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Main Entry: sa?loon
Pronunciation: s&-'l?n
Function: noun
Etymology: French salon, from Italian salone, augmentative of sala hall, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German sal hall; akin to Lithuanian sala village
1 a chiefly British : SALON 1 b chiefly British : an often elaborately decorated public hall c (1) : a usually large public cabin on a ship (as for dining) (2) : the living area on a yacht d chiefly British : SALON 4 e : BARROOM
2 : SALON 2
3 British a : PARLOR CAR b : SEDAN 2a -- called also saloon car
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Ah, thanks guys, learn sumthing everyday! lol! Is there a different word for "coupe" over there?
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Originally Posted by Bubbarossa' post='346290' date='Oct 18 2006, 11:00 AM
Ah, thanks guys, learn sumthing everyday! lol! Is there a different word for "coupe" over there?
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Originally Posted by Bubbarossa' post='346290' date='Oct 19 2006, 02:00 AM
Ah, thanks guys, learn sumthing everyday! lol! Is there a different word for "coupe" over there?
http://www.peak.org/~jeremy/dictionary/dic...arch=saloon+car
bonnet (car) n :
hood.
boot (car) n :
trunk, or rear deck
fag cf sl n :
cigarette.
fag-end sl n :
cigarette butt, syn. dog-end, also the end of something, as in ?fag-end of the day?.
fagged out, fagged adj :
tired out, syn. beat.
faggot and mushy pea batch [Northern] n :
meat ball in hamburger buns with mushy peas applied like gravy.
faggots cf n :
meat balls. Real faggots contain pig offal - hearts, lungs, spleens and livers in particular - in addition to the usual pork, onions, apples, bread, herbs, salt and pepper, and then baked
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Originally Posted by KAF' post='346279' date='Oct 18 2006, 06:36 PM
Sedan = Saloon