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Why is the term "lemon" often used when talking about something that is defective or has poor quality (mainly a car)?

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by Anonymous on Aug 7, 2007 at 11:02 am Permalink

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because by the term "you bought a lemon (junk car)" it means you got a SOUR deal
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