"Caddy" or "Cabby"?

[sfwilliams@comcast.net (Scott F. Williams)]

> OK, what is the official and correct nickname for the pickup
> version of the VW Rabbit?

That would be the "Caddy".

> I've seen both Cabby (which would make much more sense, given what
>  it is) and Caddy (it is not by any stretch of the imagination a
> Cadillac;

"Cabby" is a shortened version of the word "Cabriolet". Consider Caddy to be
like... the vehicle that carries around your *Golf* clubs. Hey, that almost
makes perfect sense. :^)
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