Mr. Stanley
n.— Note: A Stanley knife is a type of box-cutter or box knife manufactured by the Stanley company. «Mr Stanley is used by street thugs as a term for a craft knife.» —“Do you want to meet Mr Stanley” by Robin Perrie Sun (United Kingdom) Oct. 10, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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