speed demon
speed demon · speed demons
Temposünder, Temposünderin
Anyone or anything that is extremely fast or recklessAnyone or anything that is extremely fast or reckless.
» He departed with the speed of a demon dismissed by the exorcist.
Er flog davon wie ein vom Exorzisten ausgetriebener Teufel.
Meaning
1 senses(informal)Anyone or anything that is extremely fast or reckless.
Near-synonym: Speedy Gonzales
Being a speed demon in video games is OK, but out here on the roadways in the real world, you might injure or kill your crash victim and end up in prison.
More definitions
- a driver who exceeds the safe speed limit
Examples
1 sentencesHe departed with the speed of a demon dismissed by the exorcist.
deEr flog davon wie ein vom Exorzisten ausgetriebener Teufel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
plural: speed demons| Singular | speed demon |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a driver who exceeds the safe speed limit:speeder