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flash for cash

adj

Etymology

First sense drives from the UK practice of flashing lights at another car to indicate they can proceed, + cash. Second sense derives from the flash of the camera's light.

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to a scam where a motorist flashes their headlights to indicate to another…

    Pertaining to a scam where a motorist flashes their headlights to indicate to another driver to proceed against normal give-way rules, then runs into them and sues for damages.

  2. Pertaining to speed cameras.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA