"speed demon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: speed demons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} speed demon (plural speed demons)
  1. (informal) Anything that is extremely fast and reckless. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-speed_demon-en-noun-kvuuuhYC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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