Cadillac converter
Synonym of catalytic converterSynonym of catalytic converter (“chamber containing a finely divided platinum catalyst in which carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from vehicle exhaust are oxidized to carbon dioxide”).
Meaning
1 senses(Southern US, humorous, nonstandard, often)Synonym of catalytic converter (“chamber containing a finely divided platinum catalyst in which carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from vehicle exhaust are oxidized to carbon dioxide”).
Origin
From the similarity between catalytic and Cadillac (“brand of luxury automobile”), probablFrom the similarity between catalytic and Cadillac (“brand of luxury automobile”), probably originally a mondegreen (“error arising from the mishearing of a phrase”) and used humorously to allude to the high cost of catalytic converters.
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Forms
plural: Cadillac converters| Singular | Cadillac converter |
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Synonyms
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