Slang name given to the school buses manufactured by the Crown Coach Corporation of Southern California. The rounded shape and yellow color are remarkably similar to the Hostess Twinkie snack cake.
This bus body shape remained unchanged for a remarkable 43 years, spanning 1948-1991. These buses were and still are a staple of many school districts of Southern California and other parts of the western United States.
This term is wrongly given to other school buses that do not have the distinct Twinkie shape of the classic Crown Coach. And is often misused for short busses, which are more appropriately referred to in slang as a Tard Cart.
This bus body shape remained unchanged for a remarkable 43 years, spanning 1948-1991. These buses were and still are a staple of many school districts of Southern California and other parts of the western United States.
This term is wrongly given to other school buses that do not have the distinct Twinkie shape of the classic Crown Coach. And is often misused for short busses, which are more appropriately referred to in slang as a Tard Cart.
by Southwest Chief November 7, 2007
noun: A smaller than standard school bus generally used to transport students with mental and/or physical disabilities. "Twinkie" derives from the color of the bus (yellow) as well as the size of the vehicle (small). Also known as short bus or retard rocket.
"You better watch it, Jimmy, or you're going to be riding the twinkie bus to school before you know it.
by Spesh October 7, 2004
A twinkie bus always has picked up the girl in the wheelchair, but now it picks up that one boy that got bullied on the bigger bus so it takes them longer to get to school now.
by Aiamai The AI Robot June 5, 2015
by Cole man March 19, 2007
by J-Ro October 6, 2004