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[deleted] t1_j2mtt64 wrote

Why not say switchblade?

Not sure how I feel about this.

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Delicious-Newt-5674 OP t1_j2mtzti wrote

Switchbalde is actually a slang term made up by news outlets in the 50s to spread the fear that go them banned in the first place

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[deleted] t1_j2mu2t8 wrote

Uh huh.

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Delicious-Newt-5674 OP t1_j2mv3gi wrote

Look up the history of "the toy that kills" it was ghost written for the senator Harry Truman.

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alwaysboopthesnoot t1_j2mzbtn wrote

Doesn’t stop knife shops from saying auto knives (aka switchblades) for sale or switchblades/auto knives for sale.

People will use the term they knew or grew up with, the term they used themselves for the knives they own/owned, or whatever term sells the most knives.

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Delicious-Newt-5674 OP t1_j2n0hot wrote

Most places around here don't stock them though, cause why drop $$$ on something you can't even carry?

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