(flæʃəʳ ) Word forms: plural flashers. countable noun. A flasher is someone who deliberately exposes their genitals to people in public places. [informal]
Flashers, who can be men and women but are most often men in their adolescence and early adulthood, may have a sexual disorder called exhibitionism or paraphilia, characterised by having repeated urges to expose themselves to a stranger, Dr O'Donnell said.
Slang. a person, especially a man, who exposes the genitals suddenly, and usually briefly, in public.
Step 1: Scream Scream for help as loud as you can if you encounter a flasher. Step 2: Pay attention Pay attention to as much identifying detail about the flasher as possible. TIP: Notice hair and eye color, any tattoos or piercings, age, and their height and weight.
Flashing can indicate the intention to overtake or pass another driver, or to signal a driver who has just overtaken that he or she can now return to the original lane. Flashing can request or insist that a leading driver speed up or change lanes to get out of the way of a faster following driver.
Indecent exposure or 'flashing' is when someone shows their genitals in order to scare or upset another person.
Exhibitionistic Disorder is also known as Exhibitionism, is a paraphilic disorder. It is characterized by the achievement of sexual excitement and gratification through the act of exposing one's genitals to others (usually to non-consenting people).
The most common symptom of a bad or failing turn signal / hazard flasher is hazards or turn signal lights that do not function. If the flasher breaks or has any internal issues it can cause the lights to malfunction, or not respond at all when the turn signal lever or hazard light button are pressed.
Men who flash women typically do it out of a deviant, possibly overwhelming, urge for arousal. It's almost never a prank, such as teens mooning in a window. And sometimes that urge is just the beginning, the start of worse crimes to come. “The second time, they don't get the same high,” said Sgt.
: to expose one's breasts or genitals usually suddenly and briefly in public.
If you are subjected to public lewdness or indecent exposure, immediately try to get yourself away from the person. While your instinct may be to confront the perpetrator, it is best to move away from the person and let the police handle the situation. Public lewdness and/or indecent exposure are crimes in most states.
Examples of exhibitionism
For example, they might be in a public shopping center while wearing a long coat and open it to expose their nude body underneath to passersby. Another example is when a major sporting event takes place at a large arena and a person runs through the audience while streaking.
Sometimes people have light flashes that look like jagged lines or heat waves. These can appear in one or both eyes and may last up to 20 minutes.
To test the conventional type of flasher unit, use a circuit tester between the terminal marked B on the unit and the earth. Turn on the ignition . If the supply side of the unit is working, the bulb should light. If it does not, look for a break in the wiring between the unit and the fuse box.
n. a symptom of thought disorder, often occurring in individuals with schizophrenia, marked by frequent interruptions in thought and jumping from one idea to another unrelated or indirectly related idea.
In some people, schizophrenia appears suddenly and without warning. But for most, it comes on slowly, with subtle warning signs and a gradual decline in functioning, long before the first severe episode. Often, friends or family members will know early on that something is wrong, without knowing exactly what.
If you describe someone as wearing blinkers, you think that they have a narrow point of view and are not taking other people's opinions into account.
We noticed a car at the side of the road with its flashers on.
There are 3 common styles of flasher units; electro-mechanical and electronic and thermal.
It's called a visual hallucination, and it can seem like your mind is playing tricks on you. Beyond being scary or stressful, it's also usually a sign that something else is going on. So if it's happening to you, talk to your doctor. That's the first step toward getting better.
Floaters are small dark shapes that float across your vision. They can look like spots, threads, squiggly lines, or even little cobwebs. Most people have floaters that come and go, and they often don't need treatment. But sometimes floaters can be a sign of a more serious eye condition.
Exhibitionistic disorder is a mental health-related issue in which a person has a strong urge to expose their genitals or engage in sexual activity before an unsuspecting audience and acts on the desire in front of non-consenting people. The behavior may also cause distress in the person exposing themselves.
The motives for exhibitionism range from sexual attention-seeking, to a desire to shock, to satisfying masochistic desires for self-humiliation, and even demonstrating sexual ownership and submission.