Phrase guide
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adj
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, idiomatic, informal, not-comparable
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Pertaining to speed cameras.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, idiomatic, informal, not-comparable
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
