fakenger

fakenger
 n.β€” Β«For centuries people have done some pretty silly things in the name of fashion, and right now in portland there is a prevalant bikie / β€œfakenger” fashion. the fact of the matter is that most people around here who choose not to wear a helmet do it to look fashionable. every day i see the anti-fashionistas riding around on their faux fixies checking their style in the reflection of storefront windows.Β» β€”β€œPassing cyclist saves man’s life, makes plea for helmet use” by Mike Bene BikePortland.org Oct. 4, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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