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donorcycle

noun

Etymology

Blend of donor + motorcycle; see organ donor. The term apparently originates from emergency room personnel who often see motorcycle accident victims. It alludes to the high percentage of donated organs that come from motorcyclists.

  1. derived from *kʷékʷlos✻
  2. derived from κύκλος
  3. derived from cyclus
  4. inherited from cicle — “fixed length period of years”
  5. formed as motorcycle — “motor + cycle”
  6. compounded as donorcycle — “donor + motorcycle”

Definitions

  1. A motorcycle ridden by someone who is likely to die due to either recklessness or the…

    A motorcycle ridden by someone who is likely to die due to either recklessness or the inherent risk of riding a motorcycle.

    • The donorcycles rev and nudge forward, the traffic-crossing man is red, I get an angry blast from a bus, but I leap to the far bank without bouncing off a bonnet.

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