nerf net

noun

A net running between a nerf bar on a vehicle and the vehicle itself, in order to prevent the driver's leg getting caught between the two.

“Those nerf nets may look weird, but they've saved me a lot of pain.”

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Meanings

nounnerf net (plural nerf nets)

plural nerf nets

  1. A net running between a nerf bar on a vehicle and the vehicle itself, in order to prevent the driver's leg getting caught between the two.

    Those nerf nets may look weird, but they've saved me a lot of pain.

Origin

By analogy with nerf bar. Invented by ATV racer Brian Fry in 1985.

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APA

nerf net. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nerf%20net

MLA

“nerf net.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nerf%20net. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nerf net,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nerf%20net.

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