scooter skirt
n.— «Europeans, in colder places than Seattle, ride year round (often with something called a “scooter skirt,” a warm blanketlike cover for the rider’s lower body).» —“Take a lesson, Seattle, from Europe” by Matthew Scholz Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Washington) Dec. 22, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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