Arrest-me-red

adj

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Adjective

1
Of a bright red colour. humorous
"Since buying the town house on the other side of the clinic, he had enjoyed that rarest of New York rarities, an honest-to-goodness private garage, and he had celebrated by buying a brand-new arrest-me-red Ferrari."

Example

"Since buying the town house on the other side of the clinic, he had enjoyed that rarest of New York rarities, an honest-to-goodness private garage, and he had celebrated by buying a brand-new arrest-me-red Ferrari."

Etymology

Suggesting that vehicles painted bright red are more likely to attract the attention of law enforcement.

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