flash for cash en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
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.
Meanings
- (UK, idiomatic, informal, not-comparable) 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.
- (Australia, idiomatic, informal, not-comparable) Pertaining to speed cameras.