sit-up-and-beg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of a posture adopted by a person steering a vehicle (such as an aeroplane, car, or motorcycle): sitting up straight, not bent forward or leaning back.
Of a bicycle: having handlebars that are rather high and curve backwards, so that the rider sits upright rather than hunching forward; also, of the handlebars of a bicycle: rather high and curving backwards, thus requiring the rider to sit upright.

noun

A bicycle having handlebars that are rather high and curve backwards, so that the rider sits upright rather than hunching forward; a roadster.

Pronunciation

/ˌsɪtʌp(ə)n(d)ˈbɛɡ/ /ˌsɪtˌəpənˈbɛɡ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sit-up-and-beg.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-sit-up-and-beg.wav

Word forms

sit-up-and-beg sit-up-and-begs

Etymology

From sit up + and + beg, likening the position to a dog sitting up on its hindquarters and begging by holding its front paws out.

Synonyms

high nelly

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