Chevys

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A plural form referring to types of American automobiles produced by a specific manufacturer known for its cars and trucks ; also used to indicate instances of chasing or pursuing someone or something persistently ; can describe multiple sessions of hunting or pursuing game or targets
2. Denoting several vehicles made by a well-known U.S. car company famous for muscle cars and pickups ; employed as a term for repeated acts of pursuit or chase in various contexts ; signifying multiple attempts to follow or hunt down creatures or individuals
3. Refers to a group of popular cars and trucks associated with an American automobile brand ; used colloquially to describe continuous efforts to catch or run after someone or something ; applicable to numerous occasions of hunting or tracking in a variety of settings

Etymology: The brand name comes from Louis Chevrolet, a Swiss-born racing driver and engineer who co-founded the company with William Durant. "Chevy" is the affectionate nickname for the cars, and "chevys" is simply its plural. Few car nicknames come from a racing driver's surname, and this one has a second life far from the showroom. The older sense has nothing to do with automobiles. "Chevy" and its variant "chivy" meant a hunt or a chase, and it likely traces to the Scottish and English ballad "Chevy Chase," which describes a hunting expedition in the Cheviot Hills. The hills' name is a different word entirely, so the car's origin and the chase sense share a sound but not a source. The verb sense, "to chevy," means to chase or harass someone persistently, and its third-person form gives "chevys." The car and the chase therefore arrived at the same noun-and-verb spelling by unrelated routes.

Synonyms: chevrolets