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These comical looks at car names pop up every so often and Forbes is the latest to jump into the game by noting
Buicks upcoming Canadian offered LaCrosse is French-Canadian slang for masturbation. Naughty Canucks! Some other
gems include the VW Touareg that was named for an African tribe that traded slaves into the 20th century. Lovely. But
Forbes also goes a step beyond and interviews the folks at the big companies that develop car names. So there’s some
substance to this blurb.