"Some people have a conscious desire to upset or shock the stranger, while others may fantasise that the stranger will become sexually aroused by their display. "Others are not aware of, or concerned about, the stranger's response at all." Women can also be diagnosed with exhibitionism, she said.
: to expose one's breasts or genitals usually suddenly and briefly to. flashed the audience.
slang. to open one's clothes and expose the genitals suddenly, and usually briefly, in public.
[ I or T ] informal. If a man flashes, he shows his sexual organs in public: He came out of the bushes and flashed me.
But it's not usually a joke. 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.
Indecent exposure or 'flashing' is when someone shows their genitals in order to scare or upset another person.
You should only flash your headlights to let other drivers know you're there. This is rule 110 of the Highway Code. The rule states: Only flash your headlights to let other road users know that you are there. Do not use your headlights to convey any other message, or to intimidate other road users.
There are many theories about what causes the urges, but generally people who flash do so because they find it arousing, Dr O'Donnell said. "Some people have a conscious desire to upset or shock the stranger, while others may fantasise that the stranger will become sexually aroused by their display.
verb, slang To expose one's nudity indecently.
Slang. to open one's clothes and expose the genitals suddenly, and usually briefly, in public.
Some types of roof flashing are counter flashing, chimney flashing, step flashing, headwall flashing (also called apron flashing), valley flashing, and gutter apron flashing.
Life review, or My Life Flashed Before My Eyes, also refers to a widely used trope in fiction, film, and television where a recap montage of a character's life is shown in a sequence before that character's death.
“His eyes flashed with anger for a moment” simply means the character looked angry for a second. Perhaps he immediately realized an interruption was important or he regained his composure in a tense situation. It is NOT bad writing and is certainly not telling rather than showing.
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.
flash (sb) a look/smile, etc
to look/smile, etc at someone quickly: She flashed him a smile as he came in.
(intransitive) To appear suddenly on a screen.
Flashing: "Flashing," or exhibitionism is characterized by intense, sexually arousing fantasies, urges or behaviors involving exposure of the individual's genitals to an unsuspecting stranger. The individual with this problem, sometimes called a "flasher," feels a need to surprise, shock or impress his victims.
If a person exposes themselves to you in a public space, it's important to react quickly. This will help to ensure your safety and increase the likelihood that the perpetrator will be caught and prosecuted. Promptly remove yourself from the situation by walking away or asking for help from another person nearby.
If you go and the car that flashed you moves at the same time you will fail. The best policy is to make eye contact with the other driver and try to get a more definite response from the other driver as to his intentions.
This is Yoru's flash and most important initiating tool in his kit. Blindside is basically a ball that can collide with walls and has a 0.6 seconds Windup time. Its flash lasts for 1.5 seconds and is an ability that you need to carefully use as its cost is pretty high.
To give you right of way, e.g. you're pulling out of a side-road and the other car slows down and flashes their headlights to let you know that they're giving you the right of way. More common in Britain than the US.
Flashing your husband shows him that you're thinking about him sexually. The feeling of a sudden breeze on your breasts may give you some happy tingles. Happy tingles are good. It can lift your husband's spirits.
Slang. a person, especially a man, who exposes the genitals suddenly, and usually briefly, in public.
/flæʃ/ light. [countable] a sudden bright light that shines for a moment and then disappears a flash of lightning Flashes of light were followed by an explosion.