Words & TermsPlaces and regional language
treddly
A bicycle, especially in jocular or remembered colloquial use.
In a sentence
They loaded the treddly onto the car for the rail trail.
Where it came from
Probably a playful formation related to tread or treadle, with the familiarising ending -y; the exact development is not established. Official Victorian tourism copy and South Australian community use independently attest treddly for a bicycle.
- Initial era
- 2000–today
- Where used
- South Australia and Victoria; wider distribution is uncertain
- Use today
- Current but uncommon