Definitions
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- noun a
folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around thetang such that, when closed, theblade is concealed withingrooves in thehandles .
Etymologies
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Examples
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But come on, you have to give full props to a movie that has a scene with Jeff Imada busting out his balisong moves in an airport.
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The Philippines has the balisong, also called a Butterfly knife, which folds into its handle when not being used.
Forbidden Uniform | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009
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Think I figured the twin's razor-opening handswirls: it's a variation on a standard balisong opening - flashy, but makes no sense at all.
about last night: gearplay, Potter, subscape, matrix badger 2003
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I do enjoy the site but some of the images remind me of when I was 12 and would neatly lay out my shuriken, balisong, Maglite, carabiner, sunglasses, Swiss Army knife, and other "weapons" to act out my own 1980s action film "gear up" scene.
Boing Boing David Pescovitz 2011
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The Balisong Knife Collector's Page balisong.net--Jeff Imada
Archive 2008-05-25 papabear 2008
vanishedone commented on the word balisong
Not actually a song from Bali: it's a kind of knife, also called a butterfly knife. It has some fans and collectors.
January 29, 2009