"Fahrvergnügen" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Fahrvergnügen, from fahren (“to drive”) + Vergnügen (“pleasure”); popularised in the USA by Volkswagen advertisements in the 1990s. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|de|Fahrvergnügen}} Unadapted borrowing from German Fahrvergnügen, {{compound|de|fahren|Vergnügen|nocat=1|t1=to drive|t2=pleasure}} fahren (“to drive”) + Vergnügen (“pleasure”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Fahrvergnügen (uncountable)
  1. Driving pleasure, especially with regard to Volkswagen vehicles. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: Fahrvergnugen, fahrvergnügen, Fahrvergnuegen, fahrvergnuegen
    Sense id: en-Fahrvergnügen-en-noun-UceXY2Ie Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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