School Bus, Yellow

/skool BUS, YEL-low/ · n.

1. A passenger vehicle of formidable bulk, typically painted in safety yellow, used for the transportation of students; often noted for its spacious rear overhang and expansive wheelbase.

2. colloq. The quintessential road titan: its approach is signaled by an audible suspension creak and the flustered retreat of lesser vehicles.

Etymology. From Latin 'schola' meaning 'school' and Old English 'busse', a shortened form of 'omnibus'. The suffix 'yellow' derives from Old English 'geolu', which just happens to be the hue of caution and oversized cautionary tales.

He spotted a thiccc yellow school bus wedged into the lot, the adjacent cars parked like awestruck pupils.

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