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09-07-2004, 03:30 AM
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| Forum Addict   Join Date: Jul 2004
Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003)
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|  "Pillion", or what do you call the passenger?
In German, the passenger on a bike is called a "Sozius" - which roughly translates to "accomplice" In English, you call your passenger a "pillion" - which is actually just the name of the seat itself. Is that not a bit nasty? pil·lion ( P ) Pronunciation Key (plyn) n. A pad or cushion for an extra rider behind the saddle on a horse or motorcycle. A bicycle or motorcycle saddle. [Probably from Scottish Gaelic pillean, diminutive of peall, rug, or Irish Gaelic pillín, diminutive of pell, rug, both from Old Irish pell, from Latin pellis, animal skin. See pel-3 in Indo-European Roots.] The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
