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Etymology

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From being a knife whose most famous examples had emblazoned with "007" on its scales.

Noun

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007 knife (plural 007 knives)

  1. A rocker-locking folding knife, which was capable of flick action opening (flick of the wrist), originating in the 1970s, similar to a 1960s era KA-BAR
  2. (New York, slang, 1970s-1980s, by extension) A folding knife, especially one used in a crime

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