Fahrvergnügen
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Fahrvergnügen, from fahren (“to drive”) + Vergnügen (“pleasure”); popularised in the USA by Volkswagen advertisements in the 1990s.
Noun
Fahrvergnügen (uncountable)
- Driving pleasure, especially with regard to Volkswagen vehicles.
- 2013, Michael Wigge, How to Travel the World for Free: One Man, 150 Days, Eleven Countries, No Money!, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
- During an intense pillow fight with one of the girls, one of the students shouts out: “Hit him for the bad Audi the Germans have sold me!” The rest of the group laughs and another student adds, “Hit him also for the VW Fahrvergnügen!”
Further reading
- Volkswagen advertising § Fahrvergnügen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfaːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌɡnyːɡŋ̍]
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Noun
Fahrvergnügen n (strong, genitive Fahrvergnügens, plural Fahrvergnügen)
- Driving pleasure.
- 1967 July 21, Heinz D. Stuckmann, “BMW 2000: Ein ganz normales Auto”, in Die Zeit, no. 29/1967:
- Nur bei Sportwagen bekommt man vielleicht für denselben Preis etwas mehr: immer Image, oft Fahrvergnügen bei Sommerwetter, manchmal eine Freundin, gelegentlich auch Motorsport, wenn man seine Sportlust mit dem Porsche samstags kurz nach Sonnenaufgang auf stillen Eifelstraßen austobt oder Rallye fährt.
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