skylab n.— «The victims’ hands, whose hands were reportedly tied up, were loaded onto a “Skylab” motorcycle, a local term for a motorcycle fitted with planks that extend beyond its sides for seating additional passengers...
motarded adj. excessively stupid; in the military, enthusiastic to the point of stupidity. Editorial Note: Although there’s no shortage of jokes, puns, and misunderstandings about its similarity to “retarded,” a different...
lane-splitting n.— «When we moved here to California, I was surprised to see that this state apparently allows motorcycle drivers to engage in a practice called “lane-splitting.” This is the practice where a motorcycle can jam...
stunnin n.— «Reggie, in his own mind, was a great stunna—not a number one Stunna—but he was a great stunna on the bike. And Kels was an up and coming stunna, eager and ready to ride. “All we did was stunnin. All we did was practice...
stunna n.— «Reggie, in his own mind, was a great stunna—not a number one Stunna—but he was a great stunna on the bike. And Kels was an up and coming stunna, eager and ready to ride. “All we did was stunnin. All we did was practice...
elective cinema n.— «Ross’s friend Walter Salles, who directed “The Motorcycle Diaries,” and who first suggested the Brazil trip to him, coined the term “elective cinema”: in the cyclorama you’d have to choose which section of the screen...