"arrest-me-red" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more arrest-me-red [comparative], most arrest-me-red [superlative]
Etymology: Suggesting that vehicles painted bright red are more likely to attract the attention of law enforcement. Head templates: {{en-adj}} arrest-me-red (comparative more arrest-me-red, superlative most arrest-me-red)
  1. (humorous, chiefly of a motor vehicle) Of a bright red colour. Tags: humorous Categories (topical): Reds Synonyms: arrest-me red, arrest me red
    Sense id: en-arrest-me-red-en-adj-Ihj03TMs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "langcode": "en",
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            "Light",
            "Vision",
            "Energy",
            "Senses",
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            "Fundamental"
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          "ref": "1990, Judith Gould, Never Too Rich, New York, N. Y.: Penguin Group, published 1991 November, →ISBN, page 235:",
          "text": "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.",
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        "Of a bright red colour."
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          "motor vehicle",
          "motor vehicle"
        ],
        [
          "bright",
          "bright"
        ],
        [
          "red",
          "red"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(humorous, chiefly of a motor vehicle) Of a bright red colour."
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        "of a motor vehicle"
      ],
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          "word": "arrest me red"
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  "etymology_text": "Suggesting that vehicles painted bright red are more likely to attract the attention of law enforcement.",
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    {
      "form": "more arrest-me-red",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most arrest-me-red",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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  "pos": "adj",
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        "Of a bright red colour."
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          "motor vehicle",
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        [
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      ],
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        "(humorous, chiefly of a motor vehicle) Of a bright red colour."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a motor vehicle"
      ],
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "arrest-me red"
    },
    {
      "word": "arrest me red"
    }
  ],
  "word": "arrest-me-red"
}

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