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bikie en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈbɑɪ.kiː/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Latin bisder. French bi- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusder. Middle French French cycle French bicyclebor. English bicycleclip. English bike English -ie English bikie From bike (“short for motorbike”) + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

Meanings

1. (Australia, New-Zealand, slang) A motorcyclist who is a member of a club; a biker.
   • What so you're a bikie now? 2018 October 9, “Clean Slate”, in Wentworth:
   • A luxury waterfront flat believed to be owned by a Hells Angels bikie in Sydney was searched by police this afternoon. 2008 February 19, Dylan Welch, Sydney Morning Herald:

Forms

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