Hi All,
I've seen mentions to this adjective used to describe the sound of an air-cooled volkswagen engine. But what is a good fweem?
Any sound bytes out there on the 'net to help me 'grok' this term?
What is "fweem"?
Aug 07, 2003
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Funny, I've always wondered this, and I always assumed that it was an onomatopoeic term regarding the noise of a high speed bug, but never knew for sure. If you go to the samba dictionary of aircooled terms ( you'll find:Fweem - The beautiful sound of a aircooled Volkswagen as…
Read the full replyFunny, I've always wondered this, and I always assumed that it was an onomatopoeic term regarding the noise of a high speed bug, but never knew for sure. If you go to the samba dictionary of aircooled terms
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you'll find:Fweem - The beautiful sound of a aircooled Volkswagen as it drives by. The noise of a Volkswagen muffler, a high pitched chirp.now we know.
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