muffler bearing

noun

A mythical automotive part used either in jokes or to gauge someone's ineptness in basic auto mechanics.

“Holonym: fool's errand”

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Meanings

nounmuffler bearing (plural muffler bearings)

plural muffler bearings

  1. humorousA mythical automotive part used either in jokes or to gauge someone's ineptness in basic auto mechanics.

    Holonym: fool's errand

    1 more example

    Near-synonyms: blinker fluid, left-handed monkey wrench, left-handed smoke shifter, relative bearing grease, skyhook, key to the midway, pigeon's milk

    Synonyms: blinker fluid, left-handed monkey wrench, left-handed smoke shifter, relative bearing grease, skyhook, key to the midway, pigeon's milk

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mythical automotive part used either in jokes or to gauge someone's ineptness in basic auto mechanics.

Similar
blinker fluidleft-handed monkey wrenchleft-handed smoke shifterrelative bearing greaseskyhookkey to the midwaypigeon's milk
Also see
blinker fluidkey to the midwayleft-handed monkey wrenchleft-handed smoke shifterrelative bearing grease
Cite this entry
APA

muffler bearing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muffler%20bearing

MLA

“muffler bearing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muffler%20bearing. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muffler bearing,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muffler%20bearing.

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