Words & TermsCrime, prison and the underworld
bikie
A member of a motorcycle club or gang.
In a sentence
The report distinguished ordinary riders from outlaw bikies.
Where it came from
The Australian National Dictionary Centre records bikie from the 1960s and documents the shift from general motorcycle-club member to stronger modern outlaw-gang associations.
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established