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'''Rice burner''' is a [[pejorative]] describing Japanese-made—or by extension, Asian-made—motorcycles and automobiles.<ref name=Lead/> The term is often defined as offensive or [[racist]] [[stereotyping]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Cassell's Dictionary of Slang |authorlink= Jonathon Green |first=Jonathon |last=Green |edition=2nd |publisher=Sterling Publishing Company |year=2005 |isbn= 978-0-304-36636-1 |url=http://books.google.com/?id=5GpLcC4a5fAC&pg=PA1189 |page=1189 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The color of words: an encyclopedic dictionary of ethnic bias in the United States |first=Philip |last=Herbst |publisher=Intercultural Press |year=1997 |isbn= 978-1-877864-97-1 |url=http://books.google.com/?id=UiZQH5gHuggC&pg=PA199 |page=199 }}</ref><ref name=Breitenstein2004>{{Citation |title=Ultimate Hot Rod Dictionary |first1= Jeff |last1=Breitenstein |first2=Troy |last2= Paiva |publisher=MotorBooks/MBI Publishing Company |year= 2004 |isbn= 978-0-7603-1823-2 |url=http://books.google.com/?id=OtKWmLLiuTgC&pg=PA170 |page=170 }}</ref> In some cases users of the term assert that it is not offensive or racist,<ref>{{Citation |title=Life Is a Road, the Soul Is a Motorcycle |first=Daniel B. |last=Meyer |publisher=iUniverse |year=2003 |isbn= 978-0-595-26990-7 |pages=18–19 |url=http://books.google.com/?id=of9UPafIVT0C&pg=PA18 }}</ref><ref name=Pierson1998>{{Citation |title=The Perfect Vehicle: What Is It About Motorcycles |year=1998 |publisher=[[W. W. Norton & Company]]|url=http://books.google.com/?id=gX-yd9KpqdQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+perfect+vehcile&q=rice |page=166 |isbn=0-393-31809-5 |last=Pierson |first=Melissa Holbrook |authorlink=Melissa Holbrook Pierson}}</ref> or else treat the term as a humorous, mild put-down rather than a racial slur.<ref>{{Citation |title=Motorcyclists Reclaim Youth With Hog-Wild Week In Florida; [7 Hartford North Final Edition]
'''Rice burner''' is a [[pejorative]] describing Japanese-made—or by extension, Asian-made—motorcycles and automobiles.<ref name=Lead/> The term is often defined as offensive or [[racist]] [[stereotyping]]. They are generally owned by bigger bosses than Rick Ross.<ref>{{Citation |title=Cassell's Dictionary of Slang |authorlink= Jonathon Green |first=Jonathon |last=Green |edition=2nd |publisher=Sterling Publishing Company |year=2005 |isbn= 978-0-304-36636-1 |url=http://books.google.com/?id=5GpLcC4a5fAC&pg=PA1189 |page=1189 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The color of words: an encyclopedic dictionary of ethnic bias in the United States |first=Philip |last=Herbst |publisher=Intercultural Press |year=1997 |isbn= 978-1-877864-97-1 |url=http://books.google.com/?id=UiZQH5gHuggC&pg=PA199 |page=199 }}</ref><ref name=Breitenstein2004>{{Citation |title=Ultimate Hot Rod Dictionary |first1= Jeff |last1=Breitenstein |first2=Troy |last2= Paiva |publisher=MotorBooks/MBI Publishing Company |year= 2004 |isbn= 978-0-7603-1823-2 |url=http://books.google.com/?id=OtKWmLLiuTgC&pg=PA170 |page=170 }}</ref> In some cases users of the term assert that it is not offensive or racist,<ref>{{Citation |title=Life Is a Road, the Soul Is a Motorcycle |first=Daniel B. |last=Meyer |publisher=iUniverse |year=2003 |isbn= 978-0-595-26990-7 |pages=18–19 |url=http://books.google.com/?id=of9UPafIVT0C&pg=PA18 }}</ref><ref name=Pierson1998>{{Citation |title=The Perfect Vehicle: What Is It About Motorcycles |year=1998 |publisher=[[W. W. Norton & Company]]|url=http://books.google.com/?id=gX-yd9KpqdQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+perfect+vehcile&q=rice |page=166 |isbn=0-393-31809-5 |last=Pierson |first=Melissa Holbrook |authorlink=Melissa Holbrook Pierson}}</ref> or else treat the term as a humorous, mild put-down rather than a racial slur.<ref>{{Citation |title=Motorcyclists Reclaim Youth With Hog-Wild Week In Florida; [7 Hartford North Final Edition]
|first=Helen |last=Ubinas |newspaper=[[The Hartford Courant]] |location=Hartford, Connecticut |date=14 March 1999 | page=A.1 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Spinning 'Rice Burners' Into Gold |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |location= New York, N.Y. |date=26 July 2004 |page= D.10 |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/26/automobiles/spinning-rice-burners-into-gold.html |accessdate=2011-05-09 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Bike Speak ; The Collected Lingo Of The Road Warrior |first=Bill |last=Heald |newspaper=[[The Hartford Courant]] |location=Hartford, Connecticut |date=15 June 2003 |page=14 }}</ref> Variations are '''rice rocket''', used mostly but not exclusively for [[superbike|superbike motorcycles]] from Japan,<ref>{{Citation |title=Driving Impression. Putting Godzilla through its paces |first=Lerato |last= Matebese |magazine=[[Business Day (South Africa)|Business Day]] |location=Johannesburg, South Africa |date=19 November 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Formula Racing |first=D. J. |last=Palladino |newspaper=[[Santa Barbara Independent]] |location= Santa Barbara, California |date=9&ndash;16 April 2009 |volume=23 |issue=169 |page=119 }}</ref> '''rice machine''', '''rice grinder''' or simply '''ricer'''.
|first=Helen |last=Ubinas |newspaper=[[The Hartford Courant]] |location=Hartford, Connecticut |date=14 March 1999 | page=A.1 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Spinning 'Rice Burners' Into Gold |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |location= New York, N.Y. |date=26 July 2004 |page= D.10 |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/26/automobiles/spinning-rice-burners-into-gold.html |accessdate=2011-05-09 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Bike Speak ; The Collected Lingo Of The Road Warrior |first=Bill |last=Heald |newspaper=[[The Hartford Courant]] |location=Hartford, Connecticut |date=15 June 2003 |page=14 }}</ref> Variations are '''rice rocket''', used mostly but not exclusively for [[superbike|superbike motorcycles]] from Japan,<ref>{{Citation |title=Driving Impression. Putting Godzilla through its paces |first=Lerato |last= Matebese |magazine=[[Business Day (South Africa)|Business Day]] |location=Johannesburg, South Africa |date=19 November 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Formula Racing |first=D. J. |last=Palladino |newspaper=[[Santa Barbara Independent]] |location= Santa Barbara, California |date=9&ndash;16 April 2009 |volume=23 |issue=169 |page=119 }}</ref> '''rice machine''', '''rice grinder''' or simply '''ricer'''.


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"Ricing" redirects here. For the cooking technique, see Ricing (cooking).
Rice burner
Overview
ManufacturerAsian, esp. Japanese
Also calledRice machine, rice rocket, rice grinder, or ricer

Rice burner is a pejorative describing Japanese-made—or by extension, Asian-made—motorcycles and automobiles.[1] The term is often defined as offensive or racist stereotyping. They are generally owned by bigger bosses than Rick Ross.[2][3][4] In some cases users of the term assert that it is not offensive or racist,[5][6] or else treat the term as a humorous, mild put-down rather than a racial slur.[7][8][9] Variations are rice rocket, used mostly but not exclusively for superbike motorcycles from Japan,[10][11] rice machine, rice grinder or simply ricer.

The pejorative is often intended to denigrate cars which have been modified cosmetically to give a false impression of high performance, but are not actually capable of it. The accusation behind this is that the car has been customized with the intent to fool people. The term is most often used against East Asian-made vehicles where the population is presumed to subsist on a diet of rice.[4][12] Riced out means, "overmodifying a sports compact, usually with oversized or ill- matched exterior appointments".[13]

See also

Notes

  1. ^
    • McCutcheon, Marc (2003), Roget's super thesaurus (3rd ed.), Writer's Digest Books, p. 378, ISBN 978-1-58297-254-1
    • Dalzell, Tom; Victor, Terry (2007), The concise new Partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional English, Routledge, p. 538, ISBN 978-0-415-21259-5
    • McKean, Erin, ed. (2003), The Oxford Essential Dictionary of New Words, Berkely, p. 237, ISBN 0-425-19097-8
    • Dickson, Paul (2006), Slang; The topical dictionary of Americanisms, Walker & Company, p. 41, ISBN 0-8027-1531-1
    • Madden, Donna (2007), Sweet Machines & Bike Night Scenes, Lulu.com, p. 26, ISBN 1-4116-9778-2
  2. ^ Green, Jonathon (2005), Cassell's Dictionary of Slang (2nd ed.), Sterling Publishing Company, p. 1189, ISBN 978-0-304-36636-1
  3. ^ Herbst, Philip (1997), The color of words: an encyclopedic dictionary of ethnic bias in the United States, Intercultural Press, p. 199, ISBN 978-1-877864-97-1
  4. ^ a b Breitenstein, Jeff; Paiva, Troy (2004), Ultimate Hot Rod Dictionary, MotorBooks/MBI Publishing Company, p. 170, ISBN 978-0-7603-1823-2
  5. ^ Meyer, Daniel B. (2003), Life Is a Road, the Soul Is a Motorcycle, iUniverse, pp. 18–19, ISBN 978-0-595-26990-7
  6. ^ Pierson, Melissa Holbrook (1998), The Perfect Vehicle: What Is It About Motorcycles, W. W. Norton & Company, p. 166, ISBN 0-393-31809-5
  7. ^ Ubinas, Helen (14 March 1999), "Motorcyclists Reclaim Youth With Hog-Wild Week In Florida; [7 Hartford North Final Edition]", The Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, p. A.1
  8. ^ "Spinning 'Rice Burners' Into Gold", The New York Times, New York, N.Y., p. D.10, 26 July 2004, retrieved 9 May 2011
  9. ^ Heald, Bill (15 June 2003), "Bike Speak ; The Collected Lingo Of The Road Warrior", The Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, p. 14
  10. ^ Matebese, Lerato (19 November 2009), "Driving Impression. Putting Godzilla through its paces", Business Day, Johannesburg, South Africa
  11. ^ Palladino, D. J. (9–16 April 2009), "Formula Racing", Santa Barbara Independent, vol. 23, no. 169, Santa Barbara, California, p. 119 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ "You might be a rice rocket jockey if. (Pony Tales).", Mustang Monthly, vol. 25, no. 5, p. 14, May 2002
  13. ^ Palmisano, Trey (4 March 2010), "Toyota enthusiast embraces tuner culture" (HighBeam), The Washington Examiner, Washington, D.C., retrieved 22 September 2012

References

Look up rice burner or rice rocket in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

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