LoJack

English

Etymology

Originally the trademarked name of a system developed by Spireon, LoJack became a genericized trademark to refer to any such stolen-vehicle recovery system regardless of brand. The name is a play on the word hijack, replacing hi (high) with its antonym lo (low).

Proper noun

LoJack

1. A stolen-vehicle recovery system that utilizes GPS and cellular technology to locate users' vehicles.
   • 2008, Steven E. Landsburg, More Sex Is Safer Sex: The Unconventional Wisdom of Economics‎^[1], Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:

     Their task wasn't easy, because just as the prevalence of LoJacks affects auto-theft rates, so auto-theft rates affect the prevalence of LoJacks.

   • 2009 March 15, George Mastras, “Grilled”, in Breaking Bad, season 2, episode 2, spoken by Hank Schrader (Dean Norris):

     Hey, listen, do me a solid and check out a '89 Chevy Monte Carlo registered to a one Jesse Pinkman. Specifically, I wanna know if the car's got LoJack. It's one of those jack-off low riders, so I'm betting that it's got a good shot that there is. If so, can you go ahead and get me a fix on it?

   • 2016, Meg Cabot, Crowning Glory‎^[2], Pan Macmillan, →ISBN, page 402:

     How is it that the paparazzi only shows up when I'm with J.P.? I mean, first Blue Ribbon... then my party... then his play... now the prom. Is it just me or is it like TMZ has LoJack on my boyfriend?

   • 2020, Cari Z, His Holiday Crush‎^[3], Entangled Publishing, →ISBN:

     I got out my phone and pulled up the number for the precinct. "I've got LoJack. I'll have the desk sergeant look him up."