British and Commonwealth English term for what Americans call a 'race car' -- a vehicle specifically built or modified for competitive racing. The word-order difference (racing car vs. race car) reflects a broader pattern in British English noun modification. The term is standard rather than slangy, but regionally distinctive enough that it immediately marks the speaker as British or Commonwealth-educated to American ears.
He had a toy racing car collection that took up an entire shelf in his bedroom.
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(UK, automotive, motor racing) A race car.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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