slushbox
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]slushbox (plural slushboxes)
- (slang, automotive) Synonym of automatic transmission.
- The slushbox did nothing to improve an already sluggish response.
- Slushboxes are taking over the scrub. Once scorned in the bush, the automatic gearbox today is more widely accepted in traditional four-wheel drive wagons. "Bush bashers go auto." The Sunday Telegraph. 2002 July 21. Pg. A05.