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• flick-knife
  flick-knife

  noun

  switchblade.
• flick knife
  flick knife

  noun

  a knife with a retractable blade that springs out when a button is pressed

flick-knife

American  

[flik-nahyf] / ˈflɪkˌnaɪf /

Or flick knife

noun

Chiefly British.

1. switchblade.

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flick knife British  

noun

1. US and Canadian word: switchblade.  a knife with a retractable blade that springs out when a button is pressed

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Etymology

Origin of flick-knife

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

She’s a flick knife of a woman — small, sharp.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2022

This is pretty much the archetypal Sorkin project – a slick firework display of showy dialogue and jostling ideas and a main character with a wit that Chastain wields like a flick knife.

From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2017