flex-cuff

flex-cuff
[[t]ˈflɛksˌkʌf[/t]]
v. t.
1) a disposable, flexible handcuff designed to avoid injuring the wrists or ankles, used as a restraint by law-enforcement officers, esp. during civil unrest or for crowd control.
2) to restrain with a flex-cuff.
Etymology: [1980-85; flex(ible)+ (hand)cuff]

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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