Yugo

Mocked eighties import

Yugo was a compact car made in Yugoslavia and sold in the United States during the 1980s.

The name became synonymous with cheap, unreliable automobiles: My first car was a Yugo that broke down constantly.

Yugo is sometimes used generically for any notoriously poor-quality vehicle.

automobile

Yugoslavia

Former South Slav federation

compact · hatchback · cheap · unreliable · import · 1980s · 45 · 55 · Serbian · economy car

cultural

communism

Collective ownership system

Iron Curtain · nostalgia · kitsch · retro · Balkan · post-war · Eastern European · pop culture · punchline

prefix

Yugoslavia

Former South Slav federation

combining · together · linked · unified · federation · collective

Opposites
automotive quality and prestige

YugoRolls-Royce

Premier British automaker

Mercedes-Benz · Bentley · Ferrari · Porsche · Lexus

reliability and dependability

YugoToyota

Japanese car company

Honda · Lexus · Toyota Camry · Honda Accord · Toyota Corolla

cultural symbolism (failure vs. success)

YugoRolls-Royce

Premier British automaker

Cadillac · Mercedes-Benz · Ferrari · Corvette · Mustang

Family

yoke, join, joint, junction, conjugal, conjugate, conjunction, subjugate, yoga

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G