sit-up-and-beg

== English == === Etymology === From sit up + and + beg, likening the position to a dog sitting up on its hindquarters and begging by holding its front paws out. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɪtʌp(ə)n(d)ˈbɛɡ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɪtˌəpənˈbɛɡ/ Rhymes: -ɛɡ === Adjective === sit-up-and-beg (not comparable) (UK) (transport) Of a posture adopted by a person steering a vehicle (such as an aeroplane, car, or motorcycle): sitting up straight, not bent forward or leaning back. (cycling, specifically) Of a bicycle: having handlebars that are rather high and curve backwards, so that the rider sits upright rather than hunching forward; also, of the handlebars of a bicycle: rather high and curving backwards, thus requiring the rider to sit upright. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === sit-up-and-beg (plural sit-up-and-begs) (UK, cycling) A bicycle having handlebars that are rather high and curve backwards, so that the rider sits upright rather than hunching forward; a roadster. Synonym: (Ireland) high nelly ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === roadster (bicycle) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === painted bugs