stick shift

stick shift

noun
a manually operated transmission for an automotive vehicle, with the shift lever set either in the floor or on the steering column.

Origin:
1955–60
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stick shift
 
n
1.  a.  a manually operated transmission system in a motor vehicle
 b.  a motor vehicle having manual transmission
2.  a gear lever

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Slang Dictionary

stick shift definition


  1. mod.
    having to do with a nonautomatic transmission or a car that has one. : I prefer a stick shift car—I don't know why. , The stick shift models are cheaper—that's why. , This one's stick shift.
  2. n.
    a nonautomatic transmission. : My husband took the other car and stuck me with the stick shift.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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