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a couch that outran your problems, with a sunroof for screaming at the moon

means A long, luxurious chauffeur-driven car, typically with a privacy partition between driver and passengers, hired or owned for comfort and show.

from From French 'limousine,' originally an adjective meaning 'of the Limousin,' a region of central France. The popular story is that early enclosed automobiles resembled the heavy hooded cloaks worn by Limousin shepherds — the driver sat exposed up front while passengers rode sheltered in a covered cabin, like a body wrapped in a cloak. Whether the shepherd's cape is the true source or a tidy after-the-fact tale, the word arrived in English in the early 20th century already meaning a grand, partly enclosed car.

name origin
Named after Limousin, France, and its hooded cloaks
stretch limit
Some exceed 30 feet, banned in many cities
presidential beast
The Beast weighs 20,000 pounds, basically a tank
prom economy
Drives a billion-dollar yearly teenage rental boom
for instance

presidential state car — the beast carries the us president, 20-foot armored cadillac built in 2018

papal limousine — pope francis travels in a modified mercedes-benz s600 popemobile in vatican city

stretched hummer h2 — luxury limo conversion popular in las vegas casinos from 2000s onwards

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