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Lexus

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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 § History.

proper noun

uncountable 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 Ambien.

noun Lexuses

An automobile of this marque. Often used as an example of a luxury car or luxuriousness in general. the Lexus of [product category]
Similar: Lexo

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: lexus f, infiniti, toyota, toyota australia, acura, subaru, mitsubishi motors, mazda, nissan, mitsubishi, mitsuoka, mercedes-benz, cadillac, honda, kyb corporation, central motors

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@misc{lexus_2026,
  title = {Lexus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lexus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}