Fixie

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fixed-gear bicycle. informal

    "A number of couriers in NYC use `fixies' -- fixed-gear bikes with no brakes."

  2. 2
    A fixed-blade knife. informal

    "Among the other fixed blades en route is the Aegis FX. As the name indicates this is a fixie version of SOG's renovated Aegis folder, which debuted at the beginning of 2020."

Synonyms

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fixed gear bicyclefixed-gear bicyclefixie bikefixie bike

Example

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"A number of couriers in NYC use `fixies' -- fixed-gear bikes with no brakes."

Etymology

From fix + -ie.

Related phrases

fixed gear bicycle

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