Jiffy Lube
car service-center chain in the US (American)
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"HOUSTON -- JIFFY LUBE International today launched JIFFY LUBE Trip Tools, an online aid to help vacationers make the most of their time on the road."
(PR Newswire - 24 June 2003)
(PR Newswire - 24 June 2003)
Did you
know?
lube
"Lube" is a shortened version of "lubrication" or "lubricant".
jiffy
"Jiffy" mean "quick" as in the common phrases :
"I'll be with you in a jiffy" or "just a jiffy" = gleich, im Nu, sofort
And therefore the brand name "Jiffy Bag" which is quick to close, and to open.
NOTES:
lube = das Schmieröl
to lube = schmieren
lube point = die Schmierstelle
lube pump = die Schmierpumpe
LANGUAGE WARNING:
The German word "schmieren" meaning "bestechen" is not "to grease" in English!
bestechen = to bribe
Bestechung = bribe, kickback
"Lube" is a shortened version of "lubrication" or "lubricant".
jiffy
"Jiffy" mean "quick" as in the common phrases :
"I'll be with you in a jiffy" or "just a jiffy" = gleich, im Nu, sofort
And therefore the brand name "Jiffy Bag" which is quick to close, and to open.
NOTES:
lube = das Schmieröl
to lube = schmieren
lube point = die Schmierstelle
lube pump = die Schmierpumpe
LANGUAGE WARNING:
The German word "schmieren" meaning "bestechen" is not "to grease" in English!
bestechen = to bribe
Bestechung = bribe, kickback
