nerf net

noun

nerf net

noun

Etymology By analogy with nerf bar. Invented by ATV racer Brian Fry in 1985.

1

A net running between a nerf bar on a vehicle and the vehicle itself, in order to prevent the driver's leg getting caught between the two.

  • Those nerf nets may look weird, but they've saved me a lot of pain.

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