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These comical looks at car names pop up every so often and Forbes is the latest to jump into the game by notingBuicks upcoming Canadian offered LaCrosse is French-Canadian slang for masturbation. Naughty Canucks! Some othergems include the VW Touareg that was named for an African tribe that traded slaves into the 20th century. Lovely. ButForbes also goes a step beyond and interviews the folks at the big companies that develop car names. So there’s somesubstance to this blurb.