October 16, 2003

En anglais, "whoops"

General Motor's plans to rechristen the Canadian-built Buick Regal passenger car as the Buick LaCrosse have hit a snag: In Québécois youth culture, the word is slang for masturbation, among other things.
From the National Post, under the headline, "GM finds out LaCrosse not just a team sport in Quebec".

Posted by David on October 16, 2003 3:24 PM

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