Geep

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Etymology

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From GP (general purpose locomotive), usually spelt with a capital G.

Noun

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Geep (plural Geeps)

  1. (rail transport, informal) a nickname for the EMD GP series diesel locomotives.
    • 1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co.:
      Norfolk & Western was a workhorse of another strain. It dieselized in theory if not in practice a couple of decades before the first Geep hit the property.