"fixie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: fixies [plural]
Etymology: fix + -ie Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fix|ie}} fix + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} fixie (plural fixies)
  1. (informal) A fixed-gear bicycle. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Bicycle types Synonyms: fixie bike Translations (bicycle without a freewheel): fixipyörä (Finnish), Fixie [neuter] (German), basikal lajak (Malay)
    Sense id: en-fixie-en-noun-nJ8g3FCI Disambiguation of Bicycle types: 96 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 99 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 96 4 Disambiguation of 'bicycle without a freewheel': 100 0
  2. (informal) A fixed-blade knife. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-fixie-en-noun-Ehbi09YH

Inflected forms

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