Duesenberg
noun/ˈduːzənbɜːɡ/
/ˈduːzənbɜːrɡ/
- a large, fast and expensive car made in the US between 1920 and 1937 during the Jazz Age. Its popular name was a 'Duesie', and Americans still use the informal word ' doozy' or 'doozie' to mean something that is special. It was the first US car to win the Grand Prix at Le Mans, France, in 1921.
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