Yugo.

American  

abbreviation

1. Yugoslavia.

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Yugo. British  

abbreviation

1. (the former) Yugoslavia

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Example Sentences

Texas nearly froze to death because their power grid has the reliability of a 1987 Yugo.

From MarketWatch

From the returning writer-director Yugo Sakamoto, “Baby Assassins 2” is an expansive, world building sequel that’s as much about the friendships shared by these teams of hired guns — especially Chisato and Mahiro’s queer-coded connection — as much as the body count they amass.

From New York Times

The basement contains dozens of wagons, buggies, and a 100-year-old Model T — helpfully, signs compare vehicles to today’s Honda Civic, taxis and Yugo.

From Seattle Times

Comparable to Yugo Sakamoto’s gleefully savage “Baby Assassins,” the Japanese director Toichiro Ruto’s “The Violence Action,” adapted from a manga of the same name, follows Kei and her company of quirky hired guns from their home base in a ramen shop to their deadly mission against a Yakuza gang.

From New York Times

“It’s like you go to a Ferrari racecar track with a Yugo. It doesn’t matter how good of a driver you are, you still got a Yugo,” Morse said.

From Washington Post