Popemobile

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English

Pope Benedict XVI tours São Paulo in a Popemobile.
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Etymology

From pope +‎ -mobile. Calque of Italian papamobile.

Noun

Popemobile (plural Popemobiles)

  1. (informal) Any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope through crowds safely while allowing an open view.

Usage notes

  • Pope John Paul II requested in 2002 that people avoid referring to the vehicle by that name because it sounded “undignified.”

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