SINCE 1828
Chinese fire drill
nounDefinition of Chinese fire drill
1
: a state of great confusion or disorder
2
: a prank in which a number of people jump out of an automobile stopped at a red traffic light, run around to the opposite side, and jump back in often in a different seat before the light changes to green
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