Lycra lout
Lycra lout noun: an irresponsible cyclist, typically dressed in elastane cycling shorts and a cycling jersey and riding a racing bicycle.
Noun
Lycra lout (plural Lycra louts)
- An irresponsible cyclist, typically dressed in elastane cycling shorts and a cycling jersey and riding a racing bicycle.
- The Daily Mail and Alun Michael might well have been right to think that Lycra louts were important to the public, but that does not make it an issue of high politics.2001, Edward Page, Governing by numbers: delegated legislation and everyday policy-making
- Red traffic lights mean nothing to the Lycra lout, the psycho cyclist, the berk on a bike (Parsons 2002, 21).2007, Paul Rosen, Peter Cox, David Horton, Cycling and society
- Synonyms:
- road warrior
Synonyms of Lycra lout
Forms of Lycra lout
| plural | Lycra louts |
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Origin of Lycra lout
Alliterative, after lager lout.
Questions about Lycra lout
- What does Lycra lout mean?
- Lycra lout means an irresponsible cyclist, typically dressed in elastane cycling shorts and a cycling jersey and riding a racing bicycle.
- What part of speech is Lycra lout?
- Lycra lout is a noun.
- What is the plural of Lycra lout?
- The plural of Lycra lout is Lycra louts.
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