I'm a disabled vet, the army gave the 1941 willy's a designated code. And from there soldiers were calling the CJ a civilian jeep when AMC brought out the CJ , it caught on with the public and it stuck, from then on, people have been giving the acronyms, CJ , TJ, YJ, MJ, DJ, their own names

JK= jeep Kicka$$

JK = Just Krawling

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CJ, YJ, TJ, JK: What Does it All Mean? - JK-Forum

The newest heep model is always the "yuppy" jeep. As it gets older youll see more and more custom builds...

It is so simple and obvious. JK= Just Kool :doh:

Continues to be an interesting read.

Since I drive a JK I tell people it stands for "Jeep King" : :clap:

Does anyone know the true pronunciation of the Willys Jeep? Just curious.
​​Is it Willis or Willie's?

​​​​​​​My uncle owned a 1950's. Willys pickup, I always reminded him to sell it me if he ever wanted to get rid of it. I never got it, he passed and I never found out what happened to the truck. Sad.

I've always heard from the older people Will-is , but it could be what ever area you live in, people from way up North (the other side of Shreveport) kinda talk funny