What is Okie Overdrive?
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To save gasoline by putting a car into neutral (or depressing the clutch) when going down a hill.
The origin is uncertain, since Okies are not likely to encounter sizable hills on their native turf.
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Janey Ellen put her Chevy pickup truck into Okie overdrive to go down Coon Holler Hill.
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An area of the city of Chicago near Wrigley Field (Wrigleyville) made up of the intersection of Clark and Belmont, the streets of Clark ..