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Originally Posted by Moflow
+1, good history.
Here's another one: The word "Coupe" originally meant 2-door instead of "sedan with not enough rear head room."
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"Coupe" should be actually written (and pronounced "koo · pei") as "coupé" with the acute accent, it's a French word and means "cut" (past participle). It originally meant the they took a 4-door sedan and "cut" the middle part between the front door and the trunk.