Okada rider

Okada rider
 n.— «When we write or in more formal parlance we refer to them as “Okada riders.” This is a term in common usage across the length and breadth of this country to refer to commercial motorcyclists.» —“Okada: Before the Hammer Descends” by Boniface Chizea This Day (Lagos, Nigeria) Aug. 22, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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