drag race

noun

1. a race between two or more automobiles starting from a standstill, the winner being the car that can accelerate the fastest.

drag race

noun

1. a type of motor race in which specially built or modified cars or motorcycles are timed over a measured course

Other Word Forms

• drag racer noun
• drag racing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of drag race¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

A new season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK is on the horizon and "the Celts are coming to take over," according to one history-making contestant.

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"I think everything you do as a drag queen, in the world where Drag Race exists, is with sense of could this get me on Drag Race?" he explained.

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Drag Race UK starts at 21:00 BST on Thursday 25 September on BBC Three and is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.

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Drag Race was Evan's first foray into performing outside of Northern Ireland.

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Am I The Drama? - a title inspired by a RuPaul's Drag Race meme - was released on Friday, and is her first full-length album since her 2018 debut Invasion of Privacy.

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