flasher
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flasher¹
- /ˈflæʃɚ/ US
Rhymes with -æʃə(ɹ)
noun flashers
- Anything that flashes, especially a device that switches a light on and off.
- An indicator or turn signal. Look here, look at this fire truck! It has flashers and sirens, and if you push the button at the bottom, it moves by itself.
- Someone of great accomplishments, or brilliant appearance. Mr Yorke of D'Affrenalli has been introduced to me as a Wit & a Flasher: it was supposed that we were to admire one another's Abilities,—but I fancy the Project failed on both Sides […].
- Someone who exposes themselves indecently; someone who ‘flashes’ their genitals. The only diversions I recall were a pair of Avocets flying over, and a young lady who regularly each afternoon furtively crept into the dunes [...] and crouched down for a clandestine wee! Either that, or she was a very shy flasher.
Similar: exhibitionist
Flasher²
Where it comes from
Named after Mabel Flasher.
proper noun
- A city in North Dakota.
Flasher³
Where it comes from
From Flash + -er.
noun Flashers
- A software developer who uses the Flash multimedia technology. JavaScript is an appealing solution for Flashers because it operates in the same client-side environment […]
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noun
Similar: exhibitionist
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noun anything that flashes
| Русский | мига́лка migálka |
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noun a person who exposes their genitals indecently
| Français | exhibitionniste |
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| Ελληνικά | επιδειξίας epideixías |
| Русский | эксгибициони́ст eksgibicioníst, эксгибициони́стка eksgibicionístka |
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title = {flasher},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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