motorengel

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of motor (“motorcycle, motorbike”) +‎ engel (“angel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoː.tɔrˌɛ.ŋəl/
• Hyphenation: mo‧tor‧en‧gel

Noun

motorengel f (plural motorengelen, diminutive motorengeltje n)

1. A girl or woman sitting as a passenger at the back on the twin seat of a motorcycle. [from 1920s]
   • 1924 October 10, "Stadsnieuws. Vrouwenkiesrecht-jubileum", Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad, Vol. 74, No. 14280, part 2, page 1, reporting a speech by Johanna Westerman.

     De tiknymfen van de N.O.T. en de N.U.M., die 's middags na vieren motorengelen werden, hebben enorm veel kwaad gedaan.

     The typist-nymphs of the N.O.T. and the N.U.M, who became biker babes after four in the afternoon, have done a great amount of harm.