low ridern.

Brit.

/ˈləʊ rʌɪdə/, U.S.

/ˈloʊ ˌraɪdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: low adj., rider n.

Etymology: < low adj. + rider n.With sense 1 compare earlier easy rider n. at easy adj. 14c.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

1. slang. In African-American usage: a lover who is itinerant, inconstant, or unreliable. rare.

ΚΠ

1931 (title of song) , perf. ‘Blind Willie McTell’ in M. Leadbitter & N. Slaven Blues Rec. (1968) 490 Low Rider's Blues.

2. In plural. Trousers of a type that rest on the hips, rather than around the waist. Cf. hipster n.¹

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > other

whites1582

trouse1612

pantaloon1661

trousers1676

sherryvallies1778

Wellington trousers1809

panties1845

prolongations1849

pettiloons1851

overtrousers1852

churidar1880

continuation1883

high water1898

sponge bag trousers1900

sponge bag1911

pettibockers1917

hip-hugger1939

pink1942

suntan1943

samfu trousers1955

hipsters1958

low riders1966

Mao trousers1967

bumsters1993

1966 San Antonio (Texas) Light 6 Mar. 1 g/5 At resorts, it's pants with just the bare facts..low riders with bikini bras and always a cover-up.

1996 Cleveland Jewish News (Electronic ed.) 22 Mar. b10 Rowley shows low-riders as boot-cut pants in red, white or navy stretch denim or khaki cotton.

2004 A. Vona Bad Girl 47 At the station, my tight low-riders and my belly shirt had gotten more attention than I bargained for.

3. slang.

a. A person who drives a low rider (see sense 3b), esp. for display; a person who participates in the culture, originating amongst the male Hispanic populations of southern California, associated with this activity.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of motor vehicle > driver of other types of motor vehicle

vanner1893

hot rod1943

hot rodder1947

stroker1948

low rider1966

stocker1976

gas-guzzler1977

1966 E. Cleaver in Ramparts Aug. 22/1 Low Rider, a Los Angeles nickname for ghetto youth. Originally the term was coined to describe the youth who had lowered the bodies of their cars so that they rode low, close to the ground.

1980 InforWorld 31 Dec. 13/2 Why are the hot-rodders of old and the low-riders of today denied the opportunity to become the toolmakers in the age of the mass-market micro?

1998 Amer. Ethnol. 25 589 Most lowriders are Catholic and use the symbols of Mexican American Catholicism on their cars.

2010 N. Barr Burn 199 ‘Dark and wiry with hair greased like a fifties low rider,’ Jordan said. Danny looked blank. ‘Like the Fonz on Happy Days.’

b. A motor vehicle having customized hydraulics that lower the chassis close to the ground; any vehicle whose riding position is low. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun]

buggy1888

motor vehicle1890

motor carriage1894

autocar1895

jam jar1895

motor car1895

car1896

traction1896

motor1899

bubble1901

machine1901

Lizzie1913

buzz-wagon1914

road car1914

short1914

scooter1917

buzz-box1920

ride1930

drag1935

bus1939

wagon1955

wheels1959

sheen1968

low rider1974

scoot1977

1974 Los Angeles Times 22 Feb. vi. 2/6 Highlights of the exhibition will include a section of a 1952 Chevrolet ‘low rider’, which the artists said is distinctive to the Chicano approach to customizing and decorating cars.

1977 Hot Car Oct. 3/4 Keith has..a Mk IV Zephyr which he intends to convert to a low rider (handy for getting under automatic car park barriers—cheapskate!).

1999 W. L. Heat Moon River Horse viii. 267 We banged into a low rider, a waterlogged timber showing almost nothing above the surface.

2010 New Yorker 1 Nov. 21/2 The drab-beige paint job screams Eastern Bloc, but the engine is pure, all-American lowrider.

Compounds

attributive. Designating trousers (or occasionally another garment or accessory) which rest on the hips, rather than around the waist.

ΚΠ

1965 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 22 Sept. 19/3 Low rider belts enhanced the hipline in a group of stunning outfits.

1989 Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (Nexis) 11 May r11 His Spring '89 collection—with a plethora of low-rider harem pants, so-right sarongs, transparent saris.

2003 Sight & Sound Dec. 8/2 Create a body image based on low-rider jeans, midriff-skimming tops and lots of jewellery and make-up.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	low rider
释义	low ridern. Brit. /ˈləʊ rʌɪdə/, U.S. /ˈloʊ ˌraɪdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: low adj., rider n. Etymology: < low adj. + rider n.With sense 1 compare earlier easy rider n. at easy adj. 14c. Originally and chiefly U.S. 1. slang. In African-American usage: a lover who is itinerant, inconstant, or unreliable. rare. ΚΠ 1931 (title of song) , perf. ‘Blind Willie McTell’ in M. Leadbitter & N. Slaven Blues Rec. (1968) 490 Low Rider's Blues. 2. In plural. Trousers of a type that rest on the hips, rather than around the waist. Cf. hipster n.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > other whites1582 trouse1612 pantaloon1661 trousers1676 sherryvallies1778 Wellington trousers1809 panties1845 prolongations1849 pettiloons1851 overtrousers1852 churidar1880 continuation1883 high water1898 sponge bag trousers1900 sponge bag1911 pettibockers1917 hip-hugger1939 pink1942 suntan1943 samfu trousers1955 hipsters1958 low riders1966 Mao trousers1967 bumsters1993 1966 San Antonio (Texas) Light 6 Mar. 1 g/5 At resorts, it's pants with just the bare facts..low riders with bikini bras and always a cover-up. 1996 Cleveland Jewish News (Electronic ed.) 22 Mar. b10 Rowley shows low-riders as boot-cut pants in red, white or navy stretch denim or khaki cotton. 2004 A. Vona Bad Girl 47 At the station, my tight low-riders and my belly shirt had gotten more attention than I bargained for. 3. slang. a. A person who drives a low rider (see sense 3b), esp. for display; a person who participates in the culture, originating amongst the male Hispanic populations of southern California, associated with this activity. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of motor vehicle > driver of other types of motor vehicle vanner1893 hot rod1943 hot rodder1947 stroker1948 low rider1966 stocker1976 gas-guzzler1977 1966 E. Cleaver in Ramparts Aug. 22/1 Low Rider, a Los Angeles nickname for ghetto youth. Originally the term was coined to describe the youth who had lowered the bodies of their cars so that they rode low, close to the ground. 1980 InforWorld 31 Dec. 13/2 Why are the hot-rodders of old and the low-riders of today denied the opportunity to become the toolmakers in the age of the mass-market micro? 1998 Amer. Ethnol. 25 589 Most lowriders are Catholic and use the symbols of Mexican American Catholicism on their cars. 2010 N. Barr Burn 199 ‘Dark and wiry with hair greased like a fifties low rider,’ Jordan said. Danny looked blank. ‘Like the Fonz on Happy Days.’ b. A motor vehicle having customized hydraulics that lower the chassis close to the ground; any vehicle whose riding position is low. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] buggy1888 motor vehicle1890 motor carriage1894 autocar1895 jam jar1895 motor car1895 car1896 traction1896 motor1899 bubble1901 machine1901 Lizzie1913 buzz-wagon1914 road car1914 short1914 scooter1917 buzz-box1920 ride1930 drag1935 bus1939 wagon1955 wheels1959 sheen1968 low rider1974 scoot1977 1974 Los Angeles Times 22 Feb. vi. 2/6 Highlights of the exhibition will include a section of a 1952 Chevrolet ‘low rider’, which the artists said is distinctive to the Chicano approach to customizing and decorating cars. 1977 Hot Car Oct. 3/4 Keith has..a Mk IV Zephyr which he intends to convert to a low rider (handy for getting under automatic car park barriers—cheapskate!). 1999 W. L. Heat Moon River Horse viii. 267 We banged into a low rider, a waterlogged timber showing almost nothing above the surface. 2010 New Yorker 1 Nov. 21/2 The drab-beige paint job screams Eastern Bloc, but the engine is pure, all-American lowrider. Compounds attributive. Designating trousers (or occasionally another garment or accessory) which rest on the hips, rather than around the waist. ΚΠ 1965 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 22 Sept. 19/3 Low rider belts enhanced the hipline in a group of stunning outfits. 1989 Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (Nexis) 11 May r11 His Spring '89 collection—with a plethora of low-rider harem pants, so-right sarongs, transparent saris. 2003 Sight & Sound Dec. 8/2 Create a body image based on low-rider jeans, midriff-skimming tops and lots of jewellery and make-up. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1931
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