switchblade
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Also hot from the Wayback Machine, the keyfob: A rounded, black, domino-shaped device with the switchblade release.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
“Lethal Woman” may be a bit unhinged but it’s the sound of a young artist enjoying herself, embracing naughtiness, adding a sprinkle of her beloved Broadway and strutting away with a switchblade on her hip.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
Then Anna hands Marlene her switchblade to give to Ellie, the only inheritance she can pass her child other than her fighting spirit and immunity to a deadly, incurable fungus.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2023
Few vocalists before her wielded switchblade attitude with so much charm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2022
At first I thought it was a switchblade, but it was only a phone.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
