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Prius Envy

Noun, plural -vies, verb, -vied, -vy·ing.
–noun

a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another person's ownership of a hybrid vehicle; especially those who bought early and scored the coveted limited edition carpool lane stickers.

Particularly strong among some SUV owners, such as those who used subprime lending for a second mortage to buy a $50,000 vehicle that they can no longer afford.
I'm trying to sell my Expedition before gas goes up to five bucks a gallon; I've got a serious case of prius envy.

Prius Envy by my2wins June 28, 2008

prius envy

The mental disorder suffered by prius drivers who lost in their own smug self-righeousness completely overlook that they drive a car as gutless, vanilla and overrated as they infact are.
Prius Envy. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Do Americans know the rest of the world has super-efficent diesels that do better milage for half the price, guess that's why they have delusions of Prius Envy.
prius envy by livebythesword June 4, 2009

prius envy

Something idiots get. They wish that their car was less fuel efficient, less powerful, less fun, less stylish, and much heavier, much more dangerous than a Chevrolet Cobalt.
If Chevrolet can get a seven liter V8 in a Corvette Z06 to do 30+mpg, why do people have prius envy about the 1.5 in the Prius that only gets 42?
If Chevrolet can get 50 mpg out of a 2.2 liter engine in a Cobalt, why do people have prius envy about the 1.5 in the Prius that only gets 42?

Prius Envy

The envy that comes with being the last person on your block without a Prius.
"Now that the '09 models have come out, I have a bad case of Prius envy."
Prius Envy by S Triple G October 6, 2008
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