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
- (informal) Used to describe a dog known for its short legs (e.g. a dachshund, corgi, basset hound, etc.)
- A vehicle, usually a passenger car, with its suspension system modified so that it rides as low to level ground as possible without dragging.
- (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
- lowriders
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include low-rider, lowboy, sleeper, lowlife, lowbrow, lowlifer.
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