Chevy

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛvi/

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• Rhymes: -ɛvi

Diminutive of Chevrolet: Clipping of Chevrolet +‎ -y.

• Chevie, Chevvie, Chevvy

Chevy

2. Clipping of Chevrolet, a brand of car produced by General Motors.

   Chevy has introduced a new model for 1964: the Malibu. See your dealer today!

   • 2025 June 11, Ben Shimkus, “Ford slips down sales list as century-old nemesis makes fun of slump”, in Daily Mail‎^[1], London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 June 2025:

     GM [General Motors] namecalled Chevy’s Ford-beating sales in its press release.

Chevy (plural Chevies)

1. (informal) A vehicle of this make.

   Synonym: Chevrolet

   I saw a late-model Chevy pull around back. That would have been around 10 PM.

   • 1971, Don McLean, "American Pie" (song):

     Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry […]

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• Chevie

Chevy

1. A unisex given name