jeep

Etymology 1

Derived from GP, initialism of general-purpose. Noun from General Purpose Vehicle (military light utility truck).

adj

1. (military) Pertaining to utility or general purpose.

noun

1. A small, blocky, military-style vehicle with four-wheel drive, suited to rough terrain.
2. A light utility truck from WWII used by the U.S. Army, and subsequently turned into the trademark Jeep when civilianized by originating manufacturer Willys-Overland.
3. (genericized trademark) A sport utility vehicle or similar four-wheel-drive vehicle.
4. (Philippines, colloquial) Clipping of jeepney

verb

1. (transitive, intransitive) To travel by jeep.
   From there we jeeped over extraordinarily difficult roads to Marwari City, the site of Southern Philippine University, where I had been invited to address a convocation on the subject of "College Life in the United States." 1997, John H. Esterline, Mae H. Esterline, Innocents Abroad: How We Won the Cold War, page 272

Etymology 2

Disputed. Possibly from Eugene the Jeep, a character in Popeye cartoons.

noun

1. (corrosion) A device for detecting discontinuity in a protective coating, also called a "holiday detector"
2. (Australia, regional) A covered shopping cart, also called a "shopping stroller".