Although it is unclear, its name was thought to have been the result of a phonetic slur, or derived from a fictional character created over 70 years ago. However, some reports show the term was used as early as WWI as military vernacular. What is it, and how did a newspaper journalist finally make the name stick?

elburcher

The venerable Jeep Early in 1941, Willys-Overland demonstrated the vehicle's ability by having it drive up the U.S. Capitol steps, driven by Willy's test driver Irving "Red" Haussman, who had recently heard soldiers at Fort Holabird calling it a "jeep". When asked by syndicated columnist Katherine Hillyer for the Washington Daily News (or by a bystander, according to another account) what it was called, Irving answered "It's a jeep." Katherine Hillyer's article was published on 20 February 1941 around the nation and included a picture of the vehicle with the caption:- LAWMAKERS TAKE A RIDE- With Senator Meade, of New York, at the wheel, and Representative Thomas, of New Jersey, sitting beside him, one of the Army's new scout cars, known as "jeeps" or "quads," climbs up the Capitol steps in a demonstration yesterday. Soldiers in the rear seat for gunners were unperturbed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep Aug 10 06, 7:22 PM

peasypod

Yup, and it was Eugene the Jeep from Popeye that may have been an inspiration. Aug 10 06, 8:35 PM

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