Duesenberg
Classic American roadster
A Duesenberg is a luxury American automobile manufactured from 1913 to 1937, known for exceptional engineering and extravagant styling.
The brand became synonymous with wealth and prestige during its era.
The slang expression it's a doozy—meaning something outstanding or extreme—derives from Duesenberg, though the connection has faded from common knowledge.
Eight cylinders in line
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- coachbuiltBespoke vehicle bodywork
- superchargedForcibly increased in power
- classic carCollectible older vehicle
Auburn · Indianapolis · prestige · motorcar · roadster · phaeton · convertible · touring
Male children of same parents
- German-AmericanOf both nationalities combined
- Indianapolis 500Annual Memorial Day race
- racingSpeed competition sport
- 1920sPost-WWI American decade
1930s · Great Depression · bankruptcy · legacy · pioneering · engineering · innovation · golden age
- Mae WestInflatable personal flotation device
- royaltyPayment for usage rights
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- movie starsFamous cinema actors
Clark Gable · Greta Garbo · Al Capone · tycoons · wealth · status symbol · glamour · elite
Outstanding quality or merit
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- doozyRemarkable specimen
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
impressive · outstanding · remarkable · superlative · first-rate · top-notch · expression · compliment
straight-eight
Eight cylinders in line
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- coachbuiltBespoke vehicle bodywork
- superchargedForcibly increased in power
classic car · Auburn · Indianapolis · prestige · motorcar · roadster · phaeton · convertible · touring · limousine
brothers
Male children of same parents
- German-AmericanOf both nationalities combined
- Indianapolis 500Annual Memorial Day race
- racingSpeed competition sport
1920s · 1930s · Great Depression · bankruptcy · legacy · pioneering · engineering · innovation · golden age · defunct
Gary Cooper
- Mae WestInflatable personal flotation device
- royaltyPayment for usage rights
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
Clark Gable · Greta Garbo · Al Capone · movie stars · tycoons · wealth · status symbol · glamour · elite · socialite
excellence
Outstanding quality or merit
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- doozyRemarkable specimen
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
idiom · impressive · outstanding · remarkable · superlative · first-rate · top-notch · expression · compliment · colloquial
DuesenbergModel T
First mass-produced automobile
Ford Model T · Ford Model A · Chevrolet · economy car · Yugo