rice grinder

rice grinder

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 grinder with the huge spoiler." B: "A rice grinder? That's a bit politically incorrect, don't you think?" My old Mustang can go toe to toe with the fastest rice grinders out there.
See also: grinder, rice
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • rice burner
  • rice rocket
  • ricer
  • rice-rocket
  • African
  • grape
  • chedda
  • blimp
  • blimp out
  • hunky
References in periodicals archive
"It was in the pantry cupboard behind the slow-cooker, the rice grinder, and the very expensive vacuum cleaner that broke and no one can fix in Bengaluru," said my wife.
Traditional rice grinder called "Dheki" was also being exhibited during the fair and