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couch rocket

couch rocket n. a large, luxurious motorcycle, typically ridden by an older rider. Etymological Note: A play off crotch rocket ‘a small, fast motorcycle.’ (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

d-rail

d-rail  v.— «Generation Y’s version of drunk dialing is d-railing, a term meaning e-mailing while drunk.…He threw back a few beverages that had been on sale at the grocery store—from Pabst Blue Ribbon to Boone’s—before bidding on a...

cafe-style

cafe-style  adj.— «Between the trimmed-down, European-style bikes such as the Ninja by Kawasaki, which one representative calls “cafe style,” the little Suzuki “commuters” and tiny Kawasaki off-road cycles for...

cheese cutter

cheese cutter  n.— «The NSW State Government for installing motorcycle rider-unfriendly “cheese cutter” wire cable fencing on our highways.» —“Winners & Losers” by Brent Davison Newcastle...

cheese cutter

cheese cutter  n.— «Some motorcyclists are wary of the tensioned wires in the new guardrails. “In the motorcycle world, in our vernacular, we call those cheese cutters.…They could have a guillotine effect on a motorcyclist’s...

nanocorporation

nanocorporation  n.— «Nanocorporations are formed by one or two individuals around a core competence. They are able to manage growth and larger projects by networking with other similar units, which again can network with other units. This...

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