ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Lowrider

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Lowrider is a noun meaning Attributive form of lowriders.

Meaning

Attributive form of lowriders.

More Meanings

  1. (informal) Used to describe a dog known for its short legs (e.g. a dachshund, corgi, basset hound, etc.)
  2. A vehicle, usually a passenger car, with its suspension system modified so that it rides as low to level ground as possible without dragging.
  3. (slang) The driver or a frequent passenger of such a vehicle.

Example Sentences

The first lowriders were rounded models from the 1930s and 40s.
Another young woman walked past us, wearing tight lowrider trousers and a cropped T-shirt that stopped several inches shy of the trousers.
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.
Behind them stood a woman in a pants suit with a poodle on a leash and a couple of teenage girls in lowrider jeans with iPods and earphones that were currently slung around their necks so they could murmur together—earnestly, no giggles.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include low-rider, lowboy, sleeper, lowlife, lowbrow, lowlifer.

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