Popemobile
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See also: popemobile
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
pope + -mobile. Calque of Italian papamobile.
Noun[edit]
Popemobile (plural Popemobiles)
- (informal) Any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope through crowds safely while allowing an open view.
Usage notes[edit]
- Pope John Paul II requested in 2002 that people avoid referring to the vehicle by that name because it sounded “undignified.”
Translations[edit]
any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
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