Edsel

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Etymology

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The automobile marque is named after Edsel Ford (1893–1943), son of Henry Ford. Compare German Etzel.

Proper noun

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Edsel

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Etzel
  2. (historical, automotive) An automobile marque that was planned, manufactured, and launched with great advertising hype by the Ford Motor Company in September 1957, but was a notorious failure.

Noun

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Edsel (plural Edsels)

  1. (US, informal) Any unwanted product or commercial failure, especially one given much publicity.
    Synonyms: flop, lead balloon, lemon
    • 1998, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Joe Menosky, “Timeless”, in Star Trek: Voyager, season 5, episode 6, spoken by Tom Paris:
      Tom Paris: Harry… I think we built an Edsel.
      Harry Kim: A what?
      Tom Paris: A lemon. A disaster waiting to happen.

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ed‧sel

Noun

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Edsel

  1. a male given name