lowrider

noun

low·​rid·​er ˈlō-ˌrī-dər How to pronounce lowrider (audio)
: a customized car with a chassis that has been lowered so that it narrowly clears the ground

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On Saturday morning, dozens of lowriders representing at least five car clubs met at the Festival Beach parking lot just southwest of the Johnny Degollado Pavilion. Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024 Match them with lowriders cruising, maybe with Snoop Dogg leading the cruise. Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024 Painting together, the brothers chose their subjects from a personal archive of photographs, gathered over a lifetime immersed in the lowrider scene. Romany Williams, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024 The cultural celebration will include the Chicano Art Mercado, live art making and traditional altars set inside the trunks of lowrider cars. Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lowrider 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lowrider was circa 1972

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“Lowrider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lowrider. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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