handbrake turn

== English == === Noun === handbrake turn (plural handbrake turns) (automotive) An automobile driving manoeuvre where the driver starts turning the vehicle and then pulls on the handbrake to make the rear tyres lose adhesion and thus cause the back of the vehicle to slide around (in the direction of the turn). (figuratively) An abrupt change of opinion. ==== Synonyms ==== bootlegger reverse, moonshiner's turn, broadie ==== Coordinate terms ==== kangaroo stoppie (a similar maneuver with a motorcycle, to come to a stop and face the opposite direction) ==== Translations ====