007 knife
English
Etymology
From being a knife whose most famous examples had emblazoned with "007" on its scales.
Noun
- A rocker-locking folding knife, which was capable of flick action opening (flick of the wrist), originating in the 1970s, similar to a 1960s era KA-BAR
- (New York, slang, 1970s-1980s, by extension) A folding knife, especially one used in a crime
Hypernyms
See also
- switchblade
- gravity knife
- spring knife
- telescoping knife
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