Q-Ship

(thing) by Dhericean Tue May 23 2000 at 7:57:57
Q-Ship or Quisling ship was a name given to a military ship that masqueraded as a merchant in order to lure unsuspecting enemy ships into attacking what they thought was a soft target.

They were I believe used to some effect during World War II.

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(thing) by muted Tue Jan 02 2001 at 8:17:27
Also the nickname of a Japanese luxury automobile, the Infiniti Q-45.
Update: there exists an Infiniti Q-45 with New York plates reading "Q-SHIP". It was spotted in Trenton, NJ, looking fairly bad-ass.
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(thing) by fhayashi Wed Apr 25 2001 at 23:08:16

When referring to cars, Q-ship refers to cars that look slow, but are actually quite fast. This is usually done to wipe the smug smiles off the faces of Porsche owners.

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