Fonzie touch

English Etymology From Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli in the 1974–1984 TV series Happy Days. Noun ? en informal Hitting an electrical appliance to make it work. Any similar rough treatment that proves successful. 2003, adobe.premiere.windows http://groups.google.com/g/5387fef4/t/.../d/9e5aa65ce7fdcf57?hl=en&ie...8 Often when something doesn't work for me, I just restart the computer and try again. Often this jars something loose, akin to the ole Fonzie touch. en 2005 Jesse M. Torres; Peter Sideris Surviving PC Disasters, Mishaps, and Blunders 53 We wish we had the Fonzie touch — give it a little kick and voila, it's working. Unfortunately, printers don't like to be kicked. 2005, Rocket Jones (archive). http://rocketjones.mu.nu/archives/2005_06.php I have to do that to get the door of my pickup truck open sometimes. - Rookie astronaut Donald Pettit after he used his Fonzie touch to open a hatch on the International Space Station 2006, http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/08/24/the_mini_window_motor_issue/ I had the driver’s side window motor replaced about three weeks ago on my ‘03 MC. Last weekend, the passenger side started acting up, but I guess I don’t have the “Fonzie” touch — beating on the door panel didn’t do anything but hurt my hand. 2007, Sporting News Magazine https://web.archive.org/web/20071112161716/http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=220608 Usually, when things in the dashboard don't work, I just bang on it, and they start working again. This happened often with the speedometer. The Fonzie touch would not work for the radio. en eponyms terms derived from fiction en Fictional abilities