lowriding
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lowriding
First recorded in 1975–80; lowrid(er) + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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She credits the museum for funding her research trips to lowrider shows across the country, which allowed her to expand her ideas of what lowriding was.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025
That bridge — a beloved lowriding thoroughfare and international cinematic icon — consisted of a flat deck that traveled over an industrial spaghetti of railways, freeways and the channelized Los Angeles River.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2022
They partied, they hustled, they traveled, they created, they never stopped lowriding, and now, they’ve made a documentary about it all.
From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2020
You’re doing your lowriding stuff and going on tour with House of Pain so you should take pictures of all that.’”
From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2020
Today lowriding has an active presence in American culture — and having something of a moment.
From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2015
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