lowrider
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- noun
- /ˈloʊˌraɪdər/
- US
- As a proud lowrider, she spent hours perfecting the paint job on her classic vehicle.
Examples
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Even though I'm white, I hope you put my letter in your magazine. I love lowriders, and hopefully someday I will have my own.
Academic text (1990) -
We've had a lot of Mexicans moving in around here with lowriders and hopped-up pickup trucks.
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Tony: I saved up all my money and bought a yellow lowrider.
Fiction book (2001) -
Five guys in a lowrider.
Fiction book (1999) -
I am a white male and was not born into the lowrider lifestyle.
Academic text (1990) -
That's how proud I am to be a lowrider, white or not.
Academic text (1990) -
DANNY: People think that lowriders are just something that happens in East LA.
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I love lowriders.
Academic text (1990) -
At the festival, I met several enthusiastic lowriders showcasing their beautifully customized cars.
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The local club for lowriders organizes weekly meetups to share tips on car modifications.
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Etymology
Lowrider also came to mean a person, keeping the same parts low ('near the ground') and rider ('one who rides'). So a lowrider is a driver or fan who owns, customizes, or shows off these lowered cars.