[Vocabulary] What is the meaning of "Brush passes" ?

[elka021]

Hey guys hope you all are doing great.

In a movie some old men were talking about technology and one of them said: "Don't you miss the old good days with pay phones and brush passes?"

What did he mean by "Brush passes"?

Thank you in advance.

 

[probus]

I've been thinking hard about this question, without success. But I just noticed that a moderator edited the question in a way that altered its meaning. I still have no answer for either the pre- or the post- moderated question, but I feel that the moderator who changed the question must have an idea that has not been shared with us.

 

[emsr2d2]

I've been thinking hard about this question, without success. But I just noticed that a moderator edited the question in a way that altered its meaning. I still have no answer for either the pre- or the post- moderated question, but I feel that the moderator who changed the question must have an idea that has not been shared with us.

I did not change all three instances of the word "passed", to "passes". The word appeared three times in the original post - twice it said "passes" and once it said "passed". I simply edited the post so that all three words read the same thing as clearly one of them was a typo by the OP.

 

[Rover_KE]

[STRIKE]Hey guys hope you all are doing great.[/STRIKE] Unnecessary

In a movie some old men were talking about technology and one of them said: "Don't you miss the old good days with pay phones and brush passes?"

What did he mean by "Brush passes"?

[STRIKE]Thank you in advance.[/STRIKE] Unnecessary

A "brush pass", also known as "brush contact" is the term used to describe a brief
moment where two agents 'meet' and quickly exchange information, ..

(www.topspysecrets.com/spy-dictionary.html)

The two old men were probably retired spies.