Twitter Has Fun With Elon Musk's 'D'

Unfortunately named car reminds Internet of penis slang

Elon Musk’s model D car is the most unfortunately named product since the iPad reminded consumers of feminine hygiene. So when Musk promised to "unveil the D" last night, you could imagine the reaction on Twitter. The Internet’s mind immediately goes into the gutter when it hears "The D" is coming: The D, of course, is shorthand for male genitalia to many practitioners of slang. 

In the past, "The D" may have stood for, say, defense, but not in the age of texting and digital shorthand.(Just ask Urban Dictionary, the ultimate repository of Web speak.) 

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