drag race

American  

noun

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

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drag race British  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• drag racer noun
• drag racing noun

Etymology

Origin of drag race

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Among the most enduring of these is the drag-queen competition show “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” whose early seasons were part of a decade that saw television becoming more inclusive with queer and/or nonwhite people.

From The Wall Street Journal

A lot of that movement has been rolled back in the past few years, but “Drag Race” itself seems indestructible.

From The Wall Street Journal

After writing a pilot on spec, he approached the executives at Crave — where he had previously produced “Letterkenny,” “Shoresy” and “Canada’s Drag Race” — about green-lighting a series.

From Los Angeles Times

Ask any MTV fans still bereft over its exaggerated demise how the latest season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” can still be airing on, yes, MTV.

From Salon

The Faithful contingent includes several Bravo and MTV stars; veterans of “Survivor,” “Big Brother,” and “Love Island”; a “Bachelor“; a singer-songwriter; two Olympic figure skaters; Jason and Travis Kelce‘s mom; a “RuPaul’s Drag Race” winner; a “Dancing withe the Stars” pro; and Rapaport, the star of “Zebrahead” and “Higher Learning,” whose career peaked in the aughts.

From Salon