# Does a minivan or SUV have a “trunk”? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 4, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-minivan-or-suv-have-a-trunk/813550 "2018-05-04T04:22:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-minivan-or-suv-have-a-trunk/813550/41 "2018-05-04T19:41:16Z")
It is nitpicky to deny the term, as it’s meaning is apparent. Now it is a trunk, I don’t care, I know what one means by that, and there is really no good term anyway. Cargo area, yeah like I said no good word. If that is your biggest problem in life you are doing good. ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-minivan-or-suv-have-a-trunk/813550/42 "2018-05-04T20:32:27Z")
> [@scr4](#): > > A tomato can be a fruit or a vegetable, depending on the context (botanical discussion vs. culinary). Similarly the cargo space in a minivan/SUV can be a trunk or not. > > If your boss says “you need to lock the computer in your trunk,” the correct answer is “sorry, I drive a minivan and I don’t have a trunk.” > > If someone says “you’re not going to carry your puppy in the trunk, are you?” you say “of course not, I’ll put the carrier in the back of my SUV.” > > If your grandmother says “I’m flying in with a couple of big suitcases, would they fit in your trunk?” you say “Yes.” Great point. > [@kanicbird](#): > > It is nitpicky to deny the term, as it’s meaning is apparent. > > Now it is a trunk, I don’t care, I know what one means by that, and there is really no good term anyway. Cargo area, yeah like I said no good word. > > If that is your biggest problem in life you are doing good. You do know the name of this board, right? 😛 The first two words are “mundane” and “pointless”. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-minivan-or-suv-have-a-trunk/813550/43 "2018-05-04T21:08:21Z")
> [@kanicbird](#): > > It is nitpicky to deny the term, as it’s meaning is apparent. “its” ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-minivan-or-suv-have-a-trunk/813550/44 "2018-05-04T23:29:21Z")
> [@naita](#): > > “its” iswydt :d Whoa, I tried this twice and everything was converted to lowercase, including the emoticon. WTH? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2018, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-minivan-or-suv-have-a-trunk/813550/45 "2018-05-05T01:06:24Z")
I’d mostly called it “the back,” but I don’t think I’d flinch if someone said “the trunk.” My wife has a hatchback, and we use the term “back” and “trunk” fairly interchangeably, most often in the phrase “pop the trunk.” I’d probably also use it the same way with an SUV, but with a van, I might not call it a trunk, but “the back” exclusively. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2018, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-minivan-or-suv-have-a-trunk/813550/46 "2018-05-05T03:03:42Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I was going to ask if he would rather be right or be happy. Exactly. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2018, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-minivan-or-suv-have-a-trunk/813550/47 "2018-05-05T03:05:09Z")
All this talk of cars and their hatchbacks, and storage spaces, and trunks, and “in the back”… … my brain has Sir Mix-a-Lot going. 😃 [Sir Mix A Lot - Baby Got Back (Official Video) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JphDdGV2TU) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-minivan-or-suv-have-a-trunk/813550.md?page=2)