stick shift
Americannoun
noun
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a manually operated transmission system in a motor vehicle
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a motor vehicle having manual transmission
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a gear lever
Etymology
Origin of stick shift
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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What brought me here was my 16-year-old daughter’s declaration, a month or so after getting her learner’s permit, that she wanted to master a stick shift.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Toyota has put a fake stick shift in an electric car.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2023
It’s as if we’ve left our kids a sports car and neglected to teach them how to drive a stick shift.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2023
Michael added, “We make fun of him because we can all drive stick shift, we can change oil, but he never really got into it.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2023
She’d put me on her lap and let me steer and work the indicators while she worked the pedals and the stick shift.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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