handlebar

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English

Handlebars on a bicycle.

Etymology

handle +‎ bar

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhændəlbɑː/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhændəlbɑːɹ/
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Noun

handlebar (plural handlebars)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) The bar used to steer a bicycle, motorbike, or similar vehicle using the hands.
  2. (chiefly in the plural, slang) Xanax.
    • 2023 May 5, “​superstar” (track 11, 0:04 from the start), in Destroy Lonely (lyrics), If Looks Could Kill‎:
      Got a stick in the passenger in my car
      She ride on the dick with no handlebars
      Came a long way from poppin' them Xanax bars
    • 2022 June 27, “Swing Ya Pole” (track 7, 2:05 from the start), in Summrs (lyrics), FALLEN RAVEN‎:
      I want a big double R, no, I don't pop handlebars

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