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

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With its mix of adrenaline, speed, and high probability of bruising your nether regions, BMX would seem a natural fit. Chris Haslam, Wired News, 23 May 2025 Nigel Sylvester has always been more than just a BMX rider, showcasing his style while mounted on his bike. Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 And this company took three months to give me the quotation for a simple BMX handlebar. Elizabeth Mendez, CBS News, 6 May 2025 Thirteen of the bikes were created by Pedal Pusher vintage bike shop in Newport Beach, with this one that sold custom-built by Gary Littlejohn, a stuntman who helped create the world’s first BMX bikes. Kate Hogan, People.com, 5 May 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 27 May. 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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