Buick is a luxury vehicle brand of General Motors that began in 1899. Buick has been given the backronym (back acronym) of “Big Ugly Import Car Killer” since at least 1996. The backronym “Big Ugly Indestructible Car Killer” has also been cited in print since at least 1996.
Wikipedia: Buick
Buick /ˈbjuːɨk/ is a luxury vehicle marque of General Motors (GM). Buick models are sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, and Israel. Buick holds the distinction as the oldest active American make. Buick models share some architecture with other GM brands.
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Car Crazy:
The Official Motor City High-Octane, Turbocharged, Chrome-Plated, Back Road Book of Car Culture
By Dean D. Dauphinais and Peter M. Gareffa
Detroit, MI: Visible Ink Press
1996
Pg. ?:
Buick Big Ugly Import Car Killer
HumourNet (24 October 1996)
BUICK
Big Ugly Indestructible Car Killer
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A Bawdy Language:
How a Second-Rate Language Slept Its Way to the Top
By Howard Richler
Toronto, ON: Stoddart
1999
Pg. 124:
BUICK: Big, Ugly Indestructible Car Killer
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Street Smart Secrets to Auto Care You Can Trust
By Joe Sanfellipo and Andrea Glass
Carlsbad, CA: White Tiger Press
2001
Pg. 121:
BUICK Big Ugly Import Car Killer
Urban Dictionary
Buick
Buick, also know as B.U.I.C.K. (Big Ugly Import Car Killer) is a fine luxury automobile that has a reputation for crushing or mutilating any vehicle that comes in its path, due to its heavy constuction of thick sheet metal and heavy metal parts.
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Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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