Fahrvergnügen

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Etymology

An unadapted borrowing from German Fahrvergnügen, from fahren (“to drive”) +‎ Vergnügen (“pleasure”); popularized in the US by Volkswagen advertisements in the 1990s.

Noun

Fahrvergnügen (uncountable)

  1. Driving pleasure, especially with regard to Volkswagen vehicles.
    • 2013, Michael Wigge, How to Travel the World for Free: One Man, 150 Days, Eleven Countries, No Money!‎, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
      During an intense pillow fight with one of the girls, one of the students shouts out: “Hit him for the bad Audi the Germans have sold me!” The rest of the group laughs and another student adds, “Hit him also for the VW Fahrvergnügen!”

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German

Etymology

fahren (“to drive”) +‎ Vergnügen (“pleasure”)

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Noun

Fahrvergnügen n (strong, genitive Fahrvergnügens, plural Fahrvergnügen)

  1. Driving pleasure.
    • 1967 July 21, Heinz D. Stuckmann, “BMW 2000: Ein ganz normales Auto”, in Die Zeit‎, no. 29/1967:
      Nur bei Sportwagen bekommt man vielleicht für denselben Preis etwas mehr: immer Image, oft Fahrvergnügen bei Sommerwetter, manchmal eine Freundin, gelegentlich auch Motorsport, wenn man seine Sportlust mit dem Porsche samstags kurz nach Sonnenaufgang auf stillen Eifelstraßen austobt oder Rallye fährt.
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    • 1972 March 17, “Simca 1000 Rallye 1: Demokratisiertes Fahrvergnügen”, in Die Zeit‎, no. 11/1972:
      Mit dem Simca 1000 Rallye 1 wird den Freunden sportlicher Autos „demokratisiertes Fahrvergnügen“ versprochen.
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