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(informal) Hitting an electrical appliance to make it work. Any similar rough treatment that proves successful.

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Fonzie touch

Source Word

Fonzie touch

informal

(informal) Hitting an electrical appliance to make it work. Any similar rough treatment that proves successful.

Japanese Meaning

（非公式な表現）電気製品などを、動かすために軽く叩く行為。また、同様に荒っぽい取り扱いや処置によって、物事がうまくいく現象を指す。

When the old television stopped working, he gave it a Fonzie touch and it flickered back to life.

古いテレビが動かなくなったとき、彼がひと叩きするとまた点いた。

Sense（1）

(informal) Hitting an electrical appliance to make it work. Any similar rough treatment that proves successful.