Shallot : noun THEshallot is a vegetable plant, variety of garlic whose bulbs are used as condiments.
Practice/run the shallot race: run for power (fierce competition, one-upmanship).
Shallot running: exercise consisting of forcing someone to run by holding them by the collar and the seat of their pants.
Shallot racing is a pursuit where you are forced to do something against your will.
It is an expression used on many occasions. In particular, she gave her name to Claude Zidi's film.
Be skinny as a shallot, very skinny.
To have the shallots unscrewed: to have the ovaries removed.
Running on a shallot: drive very fast while being very close to the car in front.
Shallot: anus.