muscle car

noun

: any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance driving

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As a co-writer with Liz Nico and Jules Byrne, Bell’s love of the genre is also on full display, featuring a musical number in the opening credits, a cool vintage muscle car and an unsupervised house party. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025 The Charger Daytona’s design is bold and stealth at once, with tell-tale signs to signal those who know what this car is, but appearing as a classic Dodge muscle car to everyone else. Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 The artist emerged crouched on the hood of a muscle car, moody and looking downward. Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025 January 10, 2025 The high-performance muscle car comes with a special color scheme and aero kit. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for muscle car

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of muscle car was in 1966

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“Muscle car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscle%20car. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.

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