In 1937, the Army introduced a general purpose four-wheel drive vehicle which, when abbreviated, became G.P.
At the same time the very popular Popeye cartoon had introduced Eugene the Jeep as a weird little pet for Olive Oil.
It communicated by calling “jeep.”
The young men in the service put the little G.P. and the cartoon character together and called the vehicle a Jeep.
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