Volksie, noun

/ˈfɔlksi/
Origin:
EnglishShow more Formed on trade name Volkswagen + English (informal) noun-forming suffix -ie.
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A Volkswagen motor vehicle, especially a Beetle. Also attributive.
1962 Capricorn High School Mag. 24He drove up in a Blue ‘Volksie’ And she did stand and gape.
1977 World 17 June 21 (advt)Volksie Spares Centre for all your Volkswagen Spares.
1984 Sunday Times 8 July (Lifestyle) 9Dampies..and Jenny Ball..are stranded on the motorway in their Volksie.
1991 O. Oberholzer in Time 29 July 28 (advt)When it arrived, the Synchro Bus looked just like a normal Volksie Bus.
1992 C.M. Knox tr. of E. Van Heerden’s Mad Dog 113You with your yellow cane...Your yellow Volksie in front of the school building.
A Volkswagen motor vehicle, especially a Beetle. Also attributive.
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volkies, plural nounpl. n.volkslied, nounn.
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