monocycle
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of monocycle
Example Sentences
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Clowny, street-theater antics—painting yourself gold or riding a monocycle whilst wearing Edwardian attire—will engender contempt rather than respect.
From Slate • Sep. 9, 2014
Two or three of the acts are very good: Walter Nilsson cavorting madly on a monocycle, Hal Sherman pantomimes dancing adroitly while looking as awkward as Charlie Chaplin.
From Time Magazine Archive
Just my monocycle got hot an' caught on fire, an' then a ship busted out in flames an' went down.
From Morale A Story of the War of 1941-43 by Leinster, Murray
I was sittin' on the monocycle, tryin' to figure out which way to duck.
From Morale A Story of the War of 1941-43 by Leinster, Murray
And then the treads lifted, and he saw the monstrous gas-spreading tubes at the stern, and the exhaust-pipes into which he could have ridden, monocycle and all.
From Morale A Story of the War of 1941-43 by Leinster, Murray
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