007 knife

Meaning

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
  • A folding knife, especially one used in a crime

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Broader meaning words

Origin

  • From being a knife whose most famous examples had emblazoned with "007" on its scales.

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