Lexicographers at the OED revise definition of ‘biker’ to avoid offense

Source: Mail Online
Story flagged by: Lucia Leszinsky

The lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary must have been worried when they were confronted by a group of angry bikers.

According to the OED definition of the breed, they turn up in gangs with ‘long hair’ and ‘dirty denims’.

And Britain’s two most famous bikers, TV cooks David Myers and Simon King, are so long-haired they frequently need ponytails. More >>

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