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four-on-the-floor

American  
[fawr-on-thuh-flawr, fohr-on-thuh-flohr, -awn-] / ˈfɔr ɒn ðəˌflɔr, ˈfoʊr ɒn ðəˌfloʊr, -ɔn- /

noun

  1. a four-speed manual transmission having the gearshift set into the floor.


adjective

  1. of or relating to such a transmission.

Etymology

Origin of four-on-the-floor

First recorded in 1960–65

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