lowriding

[loh-rahy-ding]

noun

1. the practice of traveling in a lowrider.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lowriding¹

First recorded in 1975–80; lowrid(er) + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

So if they know me for gang culture, they think I only shoot gangs or hip-hop or lowriding or whatever the subject is.

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I was part of the lowrider culture before I was part of the photography world, so I was showing what I was around earlier on, which was hip-hop and lowriding.

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“Lowriding is in Denise’s sangre,” said Almanza, holding her Yorkie puppy, Chevy.

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She walked the crowd through all the artwork while lecturing in a loud but measured voice on the history of women in lowriding and the challenges they’ve faced.

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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.

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