wheelie

wheelie
n
a manoeuvre in which a vehicle is driven at speed on its back wheel(s) only. The term may apply to bicycles, motorcycles or cars (in the case of cars the term may apply only to the spinning of the rear wheels).
► 'Stealing and nicking gives you lots of pleasure and money for everything. And it's easy... you just get an old lady in your sights and do a 360-degree wheelie on her moustache.' (Teenage mugger, Observer, 22 May 1988)

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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