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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Shiny lowriders fill the lobby while high-end sports cars of the past and prototypes of the future fill its four floors to the brim. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024 Columnist Gustavo Arellano chats with professor Denise Sandoval, who is perhaps the premier scholar on lowrider culture and also an exemplar of what an academic should be. — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025 Next up in the Bullock's temporary gallery is a flashy show on lowriders. — Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Mar. 2024 Ricardo Valverde depicts lowriders in East Los Angeles embellishing American cars with flames, mariachi hats and Mexican flags. — Miguel Salazar, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lowrider

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First Known Use

circa 1972, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lowrider was circa 1972

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