suicide knob

English

Etymology

A reference to the idea that putting such a knob on one's steering wheel is a safety hazard, whether because it could be bumped accidentally or because it is a piece of equipment that a daredevil would use.

Noun

suicide knob (plural suicide knobs)

  1. (slang) Synonym of Brodie knob (“knob on a steering wheel”).
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