Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bmx

/biː ɛm ˈɛks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: bmx
IPA: /biː ɛm ˈɛks/

14

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Bicycle motocross, a form of cycling on BMX bikes, originating in California in the 1970s.

Uncountable

noun

Countable

verb

To ride a BMX bike.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"“When I was in Switzerland going through rehab, literally, I was like, ‘What’s the point? I’m going through so much pain right now and BMX has given me a lot of grief,’” said Sakakibara."
"In the end, why not be happy with both, with the BMXes and the pentathlons, with the swans of synchro and the Quasimodos of wrestling? Sweet."
"I BMXed from 1978 (my first race) till not too long ago. Although I don't see too many freestylers in the net, I get in touch with quite a few ex-BMXers like myself on rec.bicycles.off-road (I'm cross-posting to it)."
"Yeah, flippity trick things are fun. I've got a friend who has BMXed for 15-16 years! He rules, and he used to be sponsored."

Etymology

Initialism of bicycle motocross.

Usage

Inflected Forms

BMXs (plural) BMXes (plural) BMXs (present, singular) BMXes (present, singular) BMXing (participle, present) BMXed (participle, past) BMXed (past)

Derived Forms

BMXer

Phrases

BMX bike

Frequently Paired Words

WCMX MX

Questions

How do you pronounce bmx?: The recorded pronunciation is /biː ɛm ˈɛks/.
What does bmx mean?: Bicycle motocross, a form of cycling on BMX bikes, originating in California in the 1970s.
Where does bmx come from?: Initialism of bicycle motocross.

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