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slushbox

The English word “slushbox” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Synonym of automatic transmission.

Etymology

From slush + box, in reference to the fluid-coupling action of the torque converter. A popular notion portrays this action as "slushing around" that involves greater power losses than with manual transmissions, although the notion is a comic exaggeration.

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