"Q-car" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-Q-car.ogg [Australia] Forms: Q-cars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Q-car (plural Q-cars)
  1. (UK, slang) A high-performance car with an unassuming exterior. Tags: UK, slang Synonyms (high-performance car): sleeper [US]
    Sense id: en-Q-car-en-noun-I4-uU3b1 Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'high-performance car': 57 43
  2. (Australia, informal, dated) An unmarked police car. Tags: Australia, dated, informal
    Sense id: en-Q-car-en-noun-Mj62MWlk Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76

Inflected forms

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