Chinese fire drill
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English
Etymology
Perhaps from the WWI era, from the British practice of using Chinese as a slur; now used only as a festive exclamation.
Noun
Chinese fire drill (plural Chinese fire drills)
- (US) A prank performed while stopped in a car at a red light, and where each passenger, including the driver, shouts "Chinese fire drill", exits the vehicle, runs at least once around it, then re-enters, each taking a different seat.
- (US, derogatory) A silly, pointless exercise.
Translations
prank
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