Rice, generally referring to an Asian make of vehicle, Rocket generally referring to the speed or power of that particular vehicle. A true Rice Rocket means that the owner has tricked out his/her ride with actual engine/performance equipment to allow it to go faster. Often times, the owner will also do external/internal appearance mods to give the vehicle a racey look. Some people, however, forget to do engine/performance mods, and only do external appearance mods, meaning they don't have a a true Rice Rocket. They have a typical Asian vehicle that may or may not look fast, depending on the mods done to it. In recent times, "Rice Rocket" has been used to describe not only cars of Asian origin, but also some cars of European and North American descent that have been tricked out to go and look fast.
Hey, look at Tai Pai over there in his Rice Rocket...Man, the $12,000 he put into his Civic's engine mods, ground FX, rims and suspension really paid off. He killed that Mustang GT that cost $20,000. But look over there, Tai Pai's little brother Ling Lee tried racing the same Mustang GT. He got killed, because the Ground FX and Coffee-Can exhaust didn't do anything on that Corolla. Guess he doesn't have a true Rice Rocket!
by kstamler July 13, 2004
An import car, usually japanese, that is modified and suped up. It is cosmetically modified with wings/spoilers, body kits, lowering suspension, etc. And suped up with intake, exhaust, cams, clutch, turbo, etc. A Rice Rocket HAS horsepower and torque to back up cosmetic modifications. Rice referring amount of rice consumed in the Asian diet and Rocket referring to how fast the cars go. Rice Rocket is usually mistaken or confused with the term Ricer which means roughly: an import japanese car that is all show and no go.
Damn! That bad ass Rice Rocket sure beat the crap out of my crappy ass Cobra that I did nothing with to make fast!
by Thai December 15, 2003
by Lihtan July 10, 2004
A car that has been highly modified. Usually from a body kit, showing flashy paint styles, as well as spoilers and and neon lights. Usually a Honda Civic because of their relative cheap price.
Called as such from the many stereotypically Asians who "Pimp their ride out".
Called as such from the many stereotypically Asians who "Pimp their ride out".
by Zombie-Squirrel February 10, 2006
"dude..... that 5.0 just got owned by a rice rocket.... a car with less than half the displacement.... that domestic kid must feel pretty stoopid right about now...."
by Han Li November 07, 2003
A term meaning strange Buddhist Asian that is named Thomas that thinks he is a mercenary basically a pathetic worm.
by Matt Kuhns December 16, 2009
A slang term used to describe most small Japanese/Asian cars, typically powered by four-cylinder engines; can be used derogitively.
by El Diablo Maximus November 13, 2006