BMX en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /biː ɛm ˈɛks/
Etymology
Initialism of bicycle motocross.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Bicycle motocross, a form of cycling on BMX bikes, originating in California in the 1970s.
“When I was in Switzerland going through rehab, literally, I was like, ‘What’s the point? I’m going through so much pain right now and BMX has given me a lot of grief,’” said Sakakibara.
2024 July 9, Martynas Ruseckas, “After her brother suffered a brain injury in a bike crash, this Olympic BMX rider has a new perspective on what success means”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Jul 2024:
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(countable) A BMX bike.
In the end, why not be happy with both, with the BMXes and the pentathlons, with the swans of synchro and the Quasimodos of wrestling? Sweet.
2008 August 21, “The old school survives at the Olympics, amid new events”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMXs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| BMXes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (6)
fr bicross (sport) · fr BMX (type of bicycle) · fr BMX (sport) · fr vélocross (type of bicycle) · fr bicross (type of bicycle) · fr vélocross (sport)