Is the reference to "Maro" new? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

StealthMan · 01-01-2010, 07:50 PM

I have owned a Camaro since 1988 and so have many of my friends. I have never refered to my Camaro as a "Maro", but I notice that lots of people on here do. Is it the younger generation calling it this name?

Not to hurt any feelings, but I don't like the reference of the Camaro as "Maro"...sounds odd to me

*The_Blur* · 01-01-2010, 07:52 PM

My buddy owns a 1996 RS and has always called it the 'Maro.

kutch720 · 01-01-2010, 07:55 PM

Maybe it is a location thing? I called it a Maro when i was younger.

PAUL SS · 01-01-2010, 08:01 PM

Easier to fit on a license plate if you like it.

Captain Vlad · 01-01-2010, 08:10 PM

I'd never heard it before I met CF, who sometimes used to refer to her 1980 model with the term. I sorta like it though. Seems affectionate.

Easy Go · 01-01-2010, 08:15 PM

Is this supposed to be the counterpoint to "Stang"? Why not just add on the "Ca"? It's only one syllable and takes only a fraction of a second to utter.

some slang just isn't worth it

Captain Vlad · 01-01-2010, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Easy Go

Is this supposed to be the counterpoint to "Stang"? Why not just add on the "Ca"? It's only one syllable and takes only a fraction of a second to utter.

some slang just isn't worth it

Because the slightly shortened term sounds less formal, more familiar, and more affectionate than uttering the complete word, thus conveying your deep fondness for your vehicle with but a single syllable.

IE: "I love my Camaro. It's black." conveys the message, but "My 'Maro is black." conveys the same sentiment more efficiently and arguably with more emphasis on how much you like it.

Easy Go · 01-01-2010, 08:25 PM

if it convey's anything at all, it would be laziness or a lame attempt at seeming hip.

Call it a "Maro" or a "Cammy" or whatever you like. All that really matters is that you drive one!

Captain Vlad · 01-01-2010, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Easy Go

if it convey's anything at all, it would be laziness or a lame attempt at seeming hip.

Then I guess you shouldn't use the term; to others, it means exactly what I said, and will continue to do so despite your incorrect assessment.

Easy Go · 01-01-2010, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Vlad

Then I guess you shouldn't use the term; to others, it means exactly what I said, and will continue to do so despite your incorrect assessment.

You are assuming, of course, that others will receive the slang as intended. I would expect a lot of people to say "Do you mean 'Camaro'?" - unless you are standing right next to it of course... Good for a license plate, I suppose.

If it was white, you could affectionately refer to it as your "Marsh-Maro".

Captain Vlad · 01-01-2010, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Easy Go

You are assuming, of course, that others will receive the slang as intended.

True, though in most cases, if you're using the term around someone who doesn't own a Camaro, you're bragging about your car, and therefore the meaning, and the fact that you're using an affectionate pet name for it, should be sufficient to get the meaning across.

Not that I talk about the car a lot.

Totally don't.

Quote:

If it was white, you could affectionately refer to it as your "Marsh-Maro".

Thousands have been sold. You know someone does exactly that.

Though because of the way you spelled it, I'm imagining a camo SS with giant mud tires.

Easy Go · 01-01-2010, 08:39 PM

I get what you're saying. I just think the full name "Camaro" radiates maximum coolness all on it's own.

LS 1st gen · 01-01-2010, 08:41 PM

Please stop the "Maro".

Captain Vlad · 01-01-2010, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Easy Go

I get what you're saying. I just think the full name "Camaro" radiates maximum coolness all on it's own.

Not as well as just revving the engine.

01-01-2010, 07:50 PM	#1
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Captain Vlad Drives: 2010 Camaro Black 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 452 View My Garage	I'd never heard it before I met CF, who sometimes used to refer to her 1980 model with the term. I sorta like it though. Seems affectionate. __________________ "Christ, it's Aldo Nova again!"

01-01-2010, 08:15 PM	#6
Easy Go Drives: LLT MV5 B34 N65... period. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: - Posts: 283	Is this supposed to be the counterpoint to "Stang"? Why not just add on the "Ca"? It's only one syllable and takes only a fraction of a second to utter. some slang just isn't worth it __________________ In the early morning... when there's only a mere suggestion that the sun is going to bother coming up at all that day - a CGM blur accompanied by the anthem of 312 horses awakens the morning commuters from their NPR-induced stupor. Charging past the front lines in an all-or-nothing battle cry that the King has returned...

01-01-2010, 07:55 PM	#3
kutch720 Drives: Camaro 1LT RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Maine Posts: 353 View My Garage	Maybe it is a location thing? I called it a Maro when i was younger.

01-01-2010, 08:25 PM	#8
Easy Go Drives: LLT MV5 B34 N65... period. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: - Posts: 283	if it convey's anything at all, it would be laziness or a lame attempt at seeming hip. Call it a "Maro" or a "Cammy" or whatever you like. All that really matters is that you drive one! __________________ In the early morning... when there's only a mere suggestion that the sun is going to bother coming up at all that day - a CGM blur accompanied by the anthem of 312 horses awakens the morning commuters from their NPR-induced stupor. Charging past the front lines in an all-or-nothing battle cry that the King has returned...

01-01-2010, 08:39 PM	#12
Easy Go Drives: LLT MV5 B34 N65... period. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: - Posts: 283	I get what you're saying. I just think the full name "Camaro" radiates maximum coolness all on it's own. __________________ In the early morning... when there's only a mere suggestion that the sun is going to bother coming up at all that day - a CGM blur accompanied by the anthem of 312 horses awakens the morning commuters from their NPR-induced stupor. Charging past the front lines in an all-or-nothing battle cry that the King has returned...

01-01-2010, 08:41 PM	#13
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