edsel
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of edsel
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
name
- A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Etzel.
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name
- A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Etzel.
- (historical)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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(US, informal)Any unwanted product or commercial failure, especially one given much publicity.
“Tom Paris: Harry… I think we built an Edsel. Harry Kim: A what? Tom Paris: A lemon. A disaster waiting to happen.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
The automobile marque is named after Edsel Ford (1893–1943), son of Henry Ford. Compare German Etzel.
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