bikie
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From bike (“short for motorbike”) + -ie (“possible nonstandard use of diminutive suffix”).
[edit] Noun
bikie (plural bikies)
- (slang, Australian) A motorcyclist who is a member of a gang; a biker.
- 2008 February 19, Dylan Welch, Sydney Morning Herald,
- A luxury waterfront flat believed to be owned by a Hells Angels bikie in Sydney was searched by police this afternoon.
[edit] Usage notes
The term is popularly used of gang members by others; the members themselves prefer the more neutral term biker.
