: bicycle racing that resembles motocross with dirt tracks and jumps and the use of special heavy-duty bicycles

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The capsule experiments with silhouettes, proportions, and textures in a way that fuses BMX culture with high fashion. Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 Bikers will find both a pump track and Alabama’s oldest continuously running BMX track. Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025 But the ideal build is more freeride than XC, which implies things like an aggressive Fox Factory 34 trail fork with 130mm of travel and a RockShox Reverb AXS dropper post that gives it a BMX feel on the descents. Rob Reed, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 Described as a high-flying urban circus, the act presents BMX stunts, freestyle basketball, drumming, breakdancing, gymnastics, and other stunts. Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for BMX

Word History

Etymology

bicycle motocross + X as symbol for -cross

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of BMX was in 1975

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“BMX.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BMX. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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BMX

noun
ˌbē-(ˌ)em-ˈeks
: bicycle racing that is similar to motocross with dirt tracks and jumps and the use of special heavy-duty bicycles

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