Lowrider

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A vehicle, usually a passenger car, with its suspension system modified so that it rides as low to level ground as possible without dragging.

    "The first lowriders were rounded models from the 1930s and 40s."

  2. 2
    The driver or a frequent passenger of such a vehicle. slang
  3. 3
    Attributive form of lowriders. attributive, form-of

    "Cecily was dressed as a pile of laundry—wide-legged lowrider pants that she wore down on her hips, layers of shirts, her face dusted with what looked like particles of silver."

Example

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"The first lowriders were rounded models from the 1930s and 40s."

Etymology

From low + rider.

Related phrases

lowrider bicycle

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