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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 Ofishbein on Aug 27, 2009 at 7:56 pm Permalink

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The Citroen 2CV was an ugly, slow French-made car from the '40s. Since "lemon" in french is "citron", I figured it was just way too much of a coincidence.
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