Swasticar

English

This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

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Etymology

Blend of swastika +‎ car, referencing the controversial salutes (interpreted by some as Nazi salutes) performed by Elon Musk at the 2025 U.S. presidential inauguration.

Noun

Swasticar (plural Swasticars)

  1. (Internet slang, derogatory, neologism) A vehicle manufactured by Tesla, Inc. especially the Tesla Cybertruck.
    • 2025 February 19, City Pulse, volume 24, number 28, Lansing, MI, page 2:
      Think about this, have you dismissed the Nazi salute by the builder of Swasticars (Elon Musk)? If not, why? Shouldn't that be important?
    • 2025 March 2, Proinsias O'Mahony, “'Don’t buy a Swasticar': Elon Musk is wrecking Tesla’s brand”, in The Irish Times:
      And in London, an ad warning against buying a Tesla “Swasticar” has gone viral. Its tagline: “Goes from 0 to 1939 in 3 seconds.”
    • 2025 March 5, Hugo Rifkind, “Fear, not ethics, is driving the Tesla boycott”, in The Times:
      Online, the Tesla has become “the Swasticar” after Musk’s Nazi salute and his support for the hard-right German AfD.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Swasticar.

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