LoJack

name

Etymology

Originally the trademarked name of a system developed by Spireon, LoJack became a genericized trademark to refer to any such stolen-vehicle recovery system regardless of brand. The name is a play on the word hijack, replacing hi (high) with its antonym lo (low).

Definitions

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A stolen-vehicle recovery system that utilizes GPS and cellular technology to locate…
A stolen-vehicle recovery system that utilizes GPS and cellular technology to locate users' vehicles.
- Their task wasn't easy, because just as the prevalence of LoJacks affects auto-theft rates, so auto-theft rates affect the prevalence of LoJacks.
- How is it that the paparazzi only shows up when I'm with J.P.? I mean, first Blue Ribbon... then my party... then his play... now the prom. Is it just me or is it like TMZ has LoJack on my boyfriend?

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for LoJack. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA