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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The worst part of the article is them using the term frunk unironically.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

I think frunk is a good word. What would you call a trunk that is in the front of the car.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A trunk. There’s nothing about that word that indicates location.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

No not really. Plenty of rear and mid engine cars have had a trunk up front.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Which indicates the existence of Brussy ... somewhere inside the Batmobile ...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A Trood or Tronnet for the British folk.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Froot, actually, my good man.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Froot and Fronnet could work. Nice

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A normal trunk in the back isn't a "bunk".

Why is frunk a good name for the front? It's silly.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Well traditionally, cars only had one trunk, now it is common that they have two. The need arose to distinguish them, and 'front trunk' easily collapses into a nice single syllable portmanteau that makes communication simple and concise; the language evolves and a new word is born.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

That's just a normal word a this point, I've seen it in use for years in car tests.