moped

[ moh-ped ]

noun

1. a motorized bicycle that has pedals in addition to a low-powered gasoline engine designed for low-speed operation.

moped

/ ˈməʊpɛd /

noun

1. a light motorcycle, not over 50cc

Word History and Origins

Origin of moped¹

1955–60; < German, ultimately < Swedish ( trampcykel med ) mo ( tor och ) ped ( aler ) pedal cycle with engine and pedals

Word History and Origins

Origin of moped¹

C20: from motor + pedal ¹, originally equipped with auxiliary pedals

Example Sentences

In the movie, the song starts — Peter’s going, “Everybody needs…” — and there’s this moped in the distance that Peter Gallagher’s riding, and that f—ing moped gets louder and louder, to the point where it’s obliterating our song.

From Los Angeles Times

"My father took me into the works on his moped and I was sitting on his traction crane whilst he was working and then at the end of the day then we went back to the canteen and had a game of cards."

From BBC

When he read about Orlik via an art update email, he zoomed across London on his moped to the gallery and persuaded them to let him in before it opened to the public.

From BBC

“You can constantly see where the east begins and where the west begins,” says 16-year-old Constantin, who rides into the town of Meiningen on his East German Simson S50 moped.

From BBC

Burton, 28, was shot while assisting officers who had stopped Lee on his moped and suspected that he possessed drugs.

From Seattle Times