slushbox
Meanings
noun
- Synonym of automatic transmission.
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Etymology
From slush + box, in reference to the fluid-coupling action of the torque converter. A popular notion portrays this action as "slushing around" that involves greater power losses than with manual transmissions, although the notion is a comic exaggeration.
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