flash
- flash
I. n
1.
a glimpse of, or deliberate exposure of, the genitals, breasts, underwear, etc.
2a.
the sensation felt immediately after the injection of a narcotic; the sudden, initial effect of a drug
2b.
also acid flash a sudden recurrence of a previous experience of the drug LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)
3.
British
a street trader's display of goods
4.
an ugly or unattractive female, minger.
The derivation 'because she mings mercilessly' is from the Flash Gordon cartoons and film in which the villain is 'Ming the Merciless'.
II. adj
ostentatious, showing off. Since the 1960s, especially in Britain and Aus-tralia, this form has tended to replace the earlier 'flashy'.
► 'Why do you bring horses if not to sell? It's flash.' (Recorded, gypsy boy, Appleby horse fair, 1988)
Contemporary slang .
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flash — flash … Dictionnaire des rimes
flash — [ flaʃ ] n. m. • 1918; mot angl. ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Lampe émettant une lumière brève et intense qui permet de prendre des photographies en milieu sombre, ou en intérieur; appareil, dispositif associé à cette lampe. Des flashs ou des flashes. Prendre… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Flash — may refer to: * Flash, StaffordshireIn technology: * Flash (photography), instantaneous illumination for picture taking * Xenon flash lamp, a lamp designed to produce intense white light for very short durations * Adobe Flash, multimedia software … Wikipedia
FLASH — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
Flash — (englisch für Blitz) bezeichnet: Technik Adobe Flash, eine proprietäre Software für Animationen, ehemals Macromedia Flash Flash Video, ein Dateiformat für Filme Flash Speicher, in der Computertechnik eine häufig benutzte Speichertechnik Flash… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Flash — 〈[ flæ̣ʃ] m. 6〉 1. 〈Film〉 kurze Einblendung in eine Bildfolge 2. Eintreten des Rauschzustandes mit Aufhören der Entzugsschmerzen [<engl. flash „plötzl. Aufleuchten, Blitz“] * * * Flash [engl.: flæʃ, flɛʃ], der; s, s [engl. flash, eigtl. =… … Universal-Lexikon
Flash — Flash, n.; pl. {Flashes}. 1. A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius; a momentary… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flash — (fl[a^]sh), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flashed} (fl[a^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flashing}.] [Cf. OE. flaskien, vlaskien to pour, sprinkle, dial. Sw. flasa to blaze, E. flush, flare.] 1. To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flash — [flash] vi. [ME flashen, to splash, sprinkle; of echoic orig.] 1. to send out or reflect a sudden, brief blaze or light, esp. at intervals 2. to sparkle or gleam [eyes flashing with anger] 3. to speak abruptly, esp. in anger: usually with out 4.… … English World dictionary
Flash — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El término Flash puede referirse a: el flash fotográfico, un dispositivo utilizado para iluminar escenas en fotografía; el superhéroe Flash, un personaje de cómic que posee la habilidad de una rapidez sobrehumana; la … Wikipedia Español
Flash — (флеш; от англ. «вспышка», «сверкание»): Adobe Flash (ранее Macromedia Flash) программный продукт, позволяющий разрабатывать интерактивные мультимедийные приложения. Flash песня группы Queen из альбома «Flash Gordon» The Flash… … Википедия
