redneck radar
n.— «We made it up north this weekend in record time, thanks to what my brother and his friends call redneck radar, i.e. relying on the even faster drivers ahead of you to reveal where police are located.» —“You might say redneck if…“ by Dan Language is the People’s (St. Paul, Minnesota) Nov. 5, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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