Definition of fonzie touch in English English dictionary
Hitting an electrical appliance to make it work. Any similar rough treatment that proves successful
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.
fonzie touch
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Etymology
() From Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli in the 1974-1984 TV series Happy Days.