BMX

noun
/biː ɛm ˈɛks/

Etymology

Initialism of bicycle motocross.

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. To ride a BMX bike.

    • I BMXed from 1978 (my first race) till not too long ago. Although I don't see too many freestylers in the net, I get in touch with quite a few ex-BMXers like myself on rec.bicycles.off-road (I'm cross-posting to it).
    • Yeah, flippity trick things are fun. I've got a friend who has BMXed for 15-16 years! He rules, and he used to be sponsored.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA