Definitions

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  • noun slang, Australia A motorcyclist who is a member of a gang; a biker.

Etymologies

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From bike (“short for motorbike”) +‎ -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

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Examples

  • Last weekend, a man was beaten to death at Sydney Airport in a vicious brawl, and other motorcycle gang-related violence has turned the media spotlight onto what has been described as a bikie war.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2009

  • Premier John Brumby said his Government and police command were discussing options to stop fortification of buildings such as bikie clubhouses.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • An independent senior lawyer will be appointed this year to monitor applications to have groups such as bikie gangs declared criminal organisations, the Queensland government says.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

  • AN independent senior lawyer will be appointed to monitor applications to have Queensland groups such as bikie gangs declared criminal organisations.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • AN independent senior lawyer will be appointed to monitor applications to have Queensland groups such as bikie gangs declared criminal organisations.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Premier John Brumby said his Government and police command were discussing options to stop fortification of buildings such as bikie clubhouses.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • AFP will reorganise in push to fight crime THE Australian Federal Police will undergo a major restructure to meet the growing threat from organised crime, creating a division to take on established criminal syndicates such as bikie gangs and drug rings.

    The Australian | News | 2010

  • The small minority of motorcycle riders that are involved in criminal activity should be able to be dealt with under existing laws against organised (or other) crime, we don't need more laws specifically targeting motorbike riders, or hysterical public discussion, about "bikie" terror.

    Central Midlands & Coastal Advocate 2009

  • "It is not just bikies - the word 'bikie' doesn't appear in the legislation at all," he said.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2009

  • "It is not just bikies - the word 'bikie' doesn't appear in the legislation at all," he said.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2009

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