rice burner

rice burner

offensive slang A typically light and fast car or motorcycle manufactured in an East Asian country, especially Japan. Often used derogatorily, the term is typically considered racist for its use of rice as a stereotypical representative of such countries (where it is a staple food). A: "Check out the rice burner with the huge spoiler." B: "A rice burner? That's a bit politically incorrect, don't you think?" My old Mustang can go toe to toe with the fastest rice burners out there.
See also: burner, rice
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • rice grinder
  • rice rocket
  • ricer
  • rice-rocket
  • African
  • grape
  • chedda
  • blimp
  • blimp out
  • hunky
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