motorengel

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Dutch

Etymology

Compound of motor (motorcycle, motorbike) +‎ engel (angel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoː.tɔrˌɛ.ŋəl/
  • Hyphenation: mo‧tor‧en‧gel

Noun

motorengel f (plural motorengelen, diminutive motorengeltje n)

  1. a girl or woman sitting as a passenger at the back on the twin seat of a motorcycle
    • 1924 October 10, "Stadsnieuws. Vrouwenkiesrecht-jubileum", Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad, Vol. 74, No. 14280, part 2, page 1, reporting a speech by Johanna Westerman.
      De tiknymfen van de N.O.T. en de N.U.M., die 's middags na vieren motorengelen werden, hebben enorm veel kwaad gedaan.
      The typist-nymphs of the N.O.T. and the N.U.M, who became biker babes after four in the afternoon, have done a great amount of harm.