truck driver's gear change
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Meaning · English
The practice of extending a composition by repeating an earlier section but transposed to a higher pitch.
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
thực hành kéo dài một bản nhạc bằng cách lặp lại một phần trước đó nhưng chuyển sang cao độ cao hơn
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “truck driver's gear change” mean?
The practice of extending a composition by repeating an earlier section but transposed to a higher pitch.
Is “truck driver's gear change” formal or informal?
truck driver's gear change is generally derogatory, slang.