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baby jogger en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Genericized trademark. From the brand Baby Jogger, originally created in 1983 or 1984 by Phil Baechler, who wanted to go jogging with his child while having to push them in a sturdy stroller.

Meanings

1. (informal) A stroller/pushchair, especially one practical enough for running; a jogging stroller.
   • The National Shooting Center could have been mistaken for a city park. Dogs on leashes, men and women walking hand in hand. A silver-haired lady with osteoporosis pushed a baby jogger that had been modified to carry three shotguns, barrels pointing down. 2017, Coert Voorhees, On the Free, Lerner Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 221:
   • YOUR GRANDMOTHER: Why not something useful like diapers. What kind of idiot buys a rattle? YOUR GRANDMOTHER-IN-LAW: I bought it. YOUR GRANDMOTHER: Figures. Such a waste of money. I got her the Bugaboo baby jogger. 2007, Dina Koutas Poch, I Heart My In-Laws, Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN:
   • Baby joggers are the best thing to happen to strollers since strollers became collapsible. The fundamental difference between a jogger and a conventional stroller is the wheels. Joggers have three wheels—not four—with large, usually inflatable tires. 2010, Jennifer Aist, Babes in the Woods: Hiking, Camping & Boating with Babies & Young Children, Mountaineers Books, →ISBN, page 96:
   • Make sure the little one has plenty of padding and warm clothes. A blanket is always a good idea as well. Not all trails are baby jogger-friendly. Look for smoother surfaces and always make sure the passenger is enjoying the ride. It is better to do shorter loops, just in case a quick return home is warranted. 2023, Adam W. Chase, Nancy Hobbs, Ultimate Guide to Trail Running, Falcon Guides, →ISBN, page 174:
   • Now I had two wonderful babies to take in my baby jogger around the neighborhood, to the Galleria, the zoo, and the Children's Museum. There's so much to see and do in our wonderful world. I wanted to share it all with them. 2013, ReShonda Tate Billingsley, The Motherhood Diaries, Strebor Books, →ISBN, page 159:
   • An ad for American Express in 1996 presents today's objects of desire—fax machine, gardening tools, ski gear, baby jogger, Yard-Man riding mower, gourmet gas range, telescope, paper shredder, Maalox-displayed on the lawn with power-couple James Carville and Mary Matalin, their baby, and two dogs. 1999, Beatriz Colomina, “The Lawn at War: 1941–1961”, in Georges Teyssot, editor, The American Lawn, Princeton Architectural Press, →ISBN, page 149:

Forms

Synonyms

running stroller · jogging stroller · jogger

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