Birmingham screwdriver

English Etymology Humorously suggesting that people from Birmingham rely on the use of force to solve problems. Pronunciation en En-au-Birmingham screwdriver.ogg AU Noun en UK slang A hammer. en 2003 Alex Ferrier Insurance Payout? uk.rec.motorcycles I'll be watching the fucker like a hawk with a Birmingham screwdriver to the ready should I spot anything untoward. en 2012 Jonathan Meades Museum Without Walls Random House 9781908717191 Tinkering – the Midlands, especially, had a tradition, killed off by the introduction of the MoT test, of men who built cars called 'specials', bodged with a Birmingham screwdriver from components of other cars. en 2014 RJ Smith Cataclysm Storyteller Entertainment, LLC 9780989675352 “I feel like I've been walloped with a Birmingham screwdriver!”