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stick shift

NOUN
manual transmission
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“People who are going to buy a stick shift are driving from A to A, for the experience.”

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

Sam pushes the stick shift into gear, and the vehicle lurches forward, weed killer sloshing in the giant tanks behind us.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle