stickshift

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See also: stick shift

English

Etymology

stick +‎ shift

Noun

stickshift (plural stickshifts)

  1. (US) A manual transmission, controlled by a gear lever.
    Most cars in Europe have a stickshift.
  2. (US) A car with a manual transmission.
    My old car was a stickshift, but my new one is an automatic.
  3. (US, informal, uncountable) Cars, collectively, with such a transmission.
    Do you know how to drive stickshift?

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