Grab-handle or Strap in Car, etc.

[Jonathan Lighter]

I have found the following US terms for a handle or strap, typically of the kind inside a passenger car, that one may grab onto in an emergency.  Can any of these be dated reliably to the period before ca.1990?

The derivations shd be fairly apparent.  Cf. the "Jesus nut" on a helicopter.

holy-crap handle

holy-shit handle

Jesus handle

Jesus strap

oh-crap handle

Oh-Jesus strap

oh-shit handle

shit handle

Any comments wd be welcome.


JL



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