Bmx

//biː ɛm ˈɛks// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Bicycle motocross, a form of cycling on BMX bikes, originating in California in the 1970s. uncountable

    "“When I was in Switzerland going through rehab, literally, I was like, ‘What’s the point? I’m going through so much pain right now and BMX has given me a lot of grief,’” said Sakakibara."

  2. 2
    A BMX bike. countable

    "In the end, why not be happy with both, with the BMXes and the pentathlons, with the swans of synchro and the Quasimodos of wrestling? Sweet."

Verb
  1. 1
    To ride a BMX bike. intransitive

    "I BMXed from 1978 (my first race) till not too long ago. Although I don't see too many freestylers in the net, I get in touch with quite a few ex-BMXers like myself on rec.bicycles.off-road (I'm cross-posting to it)."

Example

More examples

"Tom is a fan of bicycle motocross, or BMX."

Etymology

Initialism of bicycle motocross.

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