fixie

[ fik-see ]

noun

, Informal.

1. fixed-gear ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of fixie¹

fix(ed-gear) + -ie

Example Sentences

There’s more slack in the global supply chain right now than in the drivetrain of a poorly-maintained fixie.

From Outside Online

When we arrived at a park outside the city’s library, nearly 100 people were there, mounting fixies, mountain bikes, and commuters.

From Outside Online

As for the new recruits on their pie-plated road bikes and ill-fitting internet fixies, you know what lies in store for them, and you smile bemusedly to yourself as, in your mind, you see a brief flicker of the rider you used to be.

From Outside Online

We have searched so thoroughly that even if Fixie had put it somewhere we would have found it.

From Project Gutenberg

"I'll go in and read to Fixie," she then decided, and she made her way to the house.

From Project Gutenberg

"I don't know what's the matter with Fixie," she said to Martha, in a low voice.

From Project Gutenberg

Fixie must love her as much or better than anybody—he must be all hers, or else she would not love him at all.

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"I only went to fetch the beads for Fixie," she said, her voice trembling.

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