suicide jockey en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
In reference to the risk of death if the vehicle crashes.
Meanings
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(US, slang) A semi-trailer driver pulling a tanker trailer with gasoline or other explosive or hazardous substance.
Listen, you wanna put that microbus in behind that suicide jockey? Yeah, he's haulin' dynamite, and he needs all the help he can get.
1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| suicide jockeys | Number=Plur | lexicographic |