dub

n. an automobile wheel measuring twenty inches in diameter. Subjects: English, Automobiles & Transportation, Sports & Recreation, Slang

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Citations: [1999 Hans Marius S. Mastermo Usenet: alt.auto.mercedes (Dec. 3) “SV: E300D Mysterious Dash Light, etc.”: I have Good Year Ultra Grip 400, with dubs, as my winter-wheels. Good tires, but i’m not sure you can get these in the US.] 2000 [Alex (webmaster@austinpaintball.com)] Usenet: alt.autos.corvette (Sept. 26) “Re: Bigger wheels on a C5”: “I was wondering how my c5 would look with 20” wheels on the back and 19” on the front (as appose to 18 in back and 17 in front)” “You’re gonna put your vette on dubs, huh? Cool.” 2004 Denny Lee New York Times (Apr. 23) “The Dub Generation: Gearheads Go Hip-Hop”: Dub, a niche car magazine,…took its name from street slang for 20—as in a double-dime bag of marijuana—because when it was founded most oversize wheels were 20 inches in diameter… G.M. became the first big carmaker to cross the 20-inch wheel threshold by unveiling its own line of dub-size rims. 2004 Mike Bresnahan Los Angeles Times (May 29) “The Art of the Wheel”: They have no function other than to look hip, their constant-motion appearance helping teens and early 20-somethings achieve status at a time where “dub-deuces” (22-inch wheels) and sparkling, showy rims are part of urban chic.

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