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Birmingham screwdriver

Birmingham screwdriver noun: a hammer.

Noun

Birmingham screwdriver (plural Birmingham screwdrivers)

  1. (UK, slang) A hammer.
    • I'll be watching the fucker like a hawk with a Birmingham screwdriver to the ready should I spot anything untoward.2003, Alex Ferrier, “Insurance Payout?”, in uk.rec.motorcycles (Usenet)
    • Tinkering – the Midlands, especially, had a tradition, killed off by the introduction of the MoT test, of men who built cars called 'specials', bodged with a Birmingham screwdriver from components of other cars.2012, Jonathan Meades, Museum Without Walls, Random House, →ISBN

Forms of Birmingham screwdriver

pluralBirmingham screwdrivers

Origin of Birmingham screwdriver

Humorously suggesting that people from Birmingham rely on the use of force to solve problems.

Questions about Birmingham screwdriver

What does Birmingham screwdriver mean?
Birmingham screwdriver means a hammer.
What part of speech is Birmingham screwdriver?
Birmingham screwdriver is a noun.
What is the plural of Birmingham screwdriver?
The plural of Birmingham screwdriver is Birmingham screwdrivers.

Words near Birmingham screwdriver in the dictionary

  1. Birmingham
  2. Birmingham dribbler
  3. Birmingham dribblers
  4. Birmingham Gardens
  5. Birmingham gauge
  6. Birmingham screwdriver
  7. Birmingham screwdrivers
  8. Birmingham wire gauge
  9. Birminghamese
  10. Birminghamian
  11. Birminghamians

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