Charabanc (noun)
sha-ra-bang
An early form of bus, used typically for pleasure trips.
Early 19th century: from French char-à-bancs ‘carriage with benches’ (the original horse-drawn charabancs having rows of bench seats).
Example sentences
“I remember the rattly bench seats as we took the charabanc to the seaside for the day.”

Soigné (adj) swahn-yay Carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed First recorded in 1915–20. Borrowed directly from French; originally from soin, meaning “care.” (more…)