Switchblade Slangily Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SHIV which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: SHIV

Updated: October 11, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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Rank		Letters	Answer	Clue
1	99%	4		Exact Match!
2	37%	10		Switchblade
3	37%	8		Individual carrying a switchblade

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We think the answer is "SHIV" which means:

noun

• A knife used as a weapon

verb

• To stab someone with a shiv.
• (by extension) to stab someone with anything not normally used as a stabbing weapon.

An example sentence would be:

• "He was attacked in the prison yard and stabbed with a shiv."
• "The inmate crafted a shiv from a sharpened toothbrush."

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Source	#Number	Answer
New York Times06 Mar 2007	Down 11
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