• EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]M
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    8 months ago

    Yeah, front storage went away for a while when air cooling faded away and rear-engined cars became exclusively rich guy sportscars. Now that EVs are becoming more common, most of them have a little storage compartment under the hood or bonnet, so frunk is becoming a more popular term again.

    I think tailgate is still the correct term even where the rear storage is the boot, but I've heard it more colloquially called a "boot lid"

    • PointAndClique [they/them]
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      8 months ago

      under the hood or bonnet, so frunk is becoming a more popular term again

      Ah yeah see, without learning the word frunk I would have said bonnet storage or just bonnet, then I read your other comment saying that the bonnet is the metal flap, so that's another TIL!

      Tailgate in Australia means to drive up someone's arse/not keep the safe distance between you and the driver in front, I'm guessing deriving from that they're on your tailgate. Interesting stuff, thanks.

      • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]M
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        8 months ago

        Yep! North Americans also call driving too close (and partying out of the back of ones car as one might pregame outside a sporting event) tailgating for the same reason: proximity to the vehicle's tailgate.