Meanings
nounnecker's knob (plural necker's knobs)
plural necker's knobs
- datedidiomaticslangSynonym of Brodie knob.
You remember the necker's knob on your high school jalopy?
1963, Herbert Gold, Salt: A Novel, Dial Press, page 246Synonyms: Brodie knob
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Brodie knob.
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Origin
From the humorous portrayal of the knob's purpose as being that it helps the driver to steer with one arm so as to leave the other arm free to provide romantic attention to a companion.
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necker's knob. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necker's%20knob
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “necker's knob,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necker's%20knob.
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