Model T

adjective

1

: belonging to an initial or rudimentary phase of development

when nuclear weapons were in the Model T stage of development

—New York Times

2

: old-fashioned, outmoded

a Model T plot

a Model T school plant

Word History

Etymology

from Model T, early type of motor car having only two speeds forward and a hand gasoline feed that was manufactured by the Ford Motor Company between 1909 and 1927

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