Lexus
A brand of high-end motor vehicle from the Toyota Motor Corporation.
Proper noun
- A brand of high-end motor vehicle from the Toyota Motor Corporation.
- The four-and-one-half-day trial was centered on acts that neither she nor prosecutors dispute: On July 13, 2012, she drove her Lexus S.U.V. erratically after swallowing Zolpidem, a generic form of the sleep medication...
Coordinate Terms: Toyota
Origin
An invented word developed circa 1987 by Team One as the marketing team for the brand; said to have no specific meaning but to be euphonious and to evoke a luxurious and technological image (not unusual among car model name origins); for more, see Wikipedia at Lexus ยง History.
Derived
Noun
- An automobile of this marque. Often used as an example of a luxury car or luxuriousness in general.
- the Lexus of [product category]
- the Lexus of microwave ovens
- She cryin poor mouth but she pull up in a brand new Lexus? Who fallin for that?
Synonyms: Lexo