moonshiner's turn

== English == === Etymology === Used by moonshiners to evade authorities during Prohibition. === Noun === moonshiner's turn (plural moonshiners' turns) (colloquial, US) A rapid illegal U-turn performed by putting the car in neutral and applying the hand brake, thereby producing a controlled skid, with the car still moving backwards when forward power is again applied. ==== Synonyms ==== bootlegger reverse, handbrake turn