village bike
n.— «Let’s start with the latter: I did not need to see Rose Wilson try and pull a Poison Ivy (Drew Barrymore, not Uma Thurman) with Robin. Yeah, I’ll buy that it’s in character for her (the term “village bike” was coined for girls like her), but still, didn’t need to see it.» —“Talking Comics For May 3, 2006: Teen Titans 35 (Crawling In My Skin)” by Michael Pullmann Tales to Mildly Astonish (Bronx, New York City) May 3, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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