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fixie

American  
[fik-see] / ˈfɪk si /

noun

Informal.
  1. fixed-gear.


Etymology

Origin of fixie

fix(ed-gear) + -ie

Example Sentences

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With no-coast Kwame going all gas, no brakes on his fixie, Doomsday; Kareem out front, trying to navigate the chaos I had mapped out; and Keshia stopped mid-hill to wait for me, I whimpered four words I had never said out loud before.

From Washington Post

It’s for the fixie rider who wants to take a victory lap down Sand Hill Road after taking their bike messenger service public.

From The Verge

“After Jupiter and Fixie were killed, everyone was like: ‘You know what?

From Los Angeles Times

Jason “Fixie” Clary, 37, a local figure in the growing urban sport of fixed-gear bicycle racing, and Jupiter Marley, 31, a free-spirited creative known by his friends as “Jupiter of the Universe,” were pronounced dead at the scene.

From Los Angeles Times

She was a selfish hipster – she must be, she was riding a fixie!

From The Guardian