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apehanger

apehanger noun: a handlebar on a motorcycle positioned higher than the rider's shoulders.

apehanger: a handlebar on a motorcycle positioned higher than the rider's shoulders
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Noun

apehanger (plural apehangers)

  1. (in plural, slang) A handlebar on a motorcycle positioned higher than the rider's shoulders.

Forms of apehanger

pluralapehangers

Origin of apehanger

From ape + hanger, because the rider's arms are slung such that they suggest the image of an ape swinging through the trees or flailing its arms.

Questions about apehanger

What does apehanger mean?
Apehanger means a handlebar on a motorcycle positioned higher than the rider's shoulders.
What part of speech is apehanger?
Apehanger is a noun.
What is the plural of apehanger?
The plural of apehanger is apehangers.

Words near apehanger in the dictionary

  1. Apefrica
  2. Apefrican
  3. Apefricans
  4. apegirl
  5. apegirls
  6. apehanger
  7. apehangers
  8. apehood
  9. apeing
  10. apeiro-
  11. apeirogon

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