flasher
pronunciation
How to pronounce flasher in British English:
UK [ˈflæʃə(r)]
How to pronounce flasher in American English:
US ['flæʃər]
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- Noun:
- someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals
- an electrical device that automatically turns a lamp on and off (as for an advertising display)
- a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages
Word Origin
- flasher (n.)
- 1680s, "something that emits light in flashes," agent noun from flash (v.). Meaning "male genital exhibitionist" is from 1960s (meat-flasher in this sense was attested in 1890s and flash (v.) in the sense "expose the genitals" is recorded by 1846). Johnson (1755) has it also in the sense "one who makes a show of more wit than he possesses."
Example
- 1. Fault analysis and improvement on auman flasher .
- 2. Are you a flasher ? Coming out of a women 's toilet ?
- 3. Cancelling the order before it is executed means the flasher could potentially squeeze a better price from the investor .
- 4. Have you been a flasher ?
- 5. Install right and left flasher repeater .