bikeshed
English
noun
Definitions
- (literally) An enclosed structure where bicycles may be stored.
- (figuratively) A topic that is attracting debate ad nauseam, out of all proportion to its actual importance. Also bikeshedding, the process of arguing endlessly over details of some small and relatively unimportant thing. Originates as a metaphor to explain 's Law of Parkinson’s Law of Triviality.
Etymology
Compound from English bike (bicycle, l, motorcycle, short for motorbike) + English shed.
Origin
English
shed
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antibike English
- aquabike English
- bikable English
- bike English
- bike motocross English
- bikeathon English
- bikeless English
- bikelike English
- bikemaker English
- bikeporn English
- biker English
- bikery English
- bikeshare English
- bikeshedding English
- bikeway English
- bikewear English
- bikie English
- bloodshed English
- cartshed English
- cattleshed English
- coalshed English
- cowshed English
- cultureshed English
- deshedding English
- dirtbike English
- driveshed English
- e-bike English
- fat bike English
- foodshed English
- gunshed English
- handbike English
- hayshed English
- hoverbike English
- hyperbike English
- litrebike English
- megashed English
- milkshed English
- minibike English
- motorbike English
- musclebike English
- playshed English
- pushbike English
- quad bike English
- racebike English
- railbike English
- serviceshed English
- shed English
- sheddable English
- sheddase English
- shedder English
- sheddest English
- sheddeth English
- shedful English
- shedhand English
- shedista English
- shedless English
- shedlike English
- shedload English
- shedmaster English
- shedrow English
- shedworker English
- shedworking English
- skibike English
- skybike English
- snow bike English
- snow shed English
- sportbike English
- superbike English
- toolshed English
- tramshed English
- unshed English
- water bike English
- waterbike English
- watershed English
- woodshed English
- woolshed English
- workshed English
- bike Italian
- sheden Middle English
- beic Welsh
- sièd Welsh
- seada Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- bike Norman
- baik Tok Pisin
- bike
- shed
- biker
- bikie
- bikery
- e-bike
- unshed
- skybike
- shedder
- skibike
- shedrow
- bikeway
- bikable
- shedful
- gunshed
- hayshed
- cowshed
- woodshed
- handbike
- coalshed
- toolshed
- milkshed
- railbike
- woolshed
- workshed
- foodshed
- megashed
- minibike
- dirtbike
- pushbike
- bikelike
- sheddest
- shedload
- bikeless
- playshed
- bikewear
- aquabike
- antibike
- shedhand
- sheddeth
- cartshed
- shedlike
- shedless
- fat bike
- sheddase
- racebike
- tramshed
- shedista
- bikeporn
- hoverbike
- bikeathon
- motorbike
- waterbike
- snow bike
- quad bike
- sheddable
- snow shed
- litrebike
- bikemaker
- bloodshed
- sportbike
- bikeshare
- superbike
- driveshed
- watershed
- hyperbike
- musclebike
- water bike
- shedmaster
- deshedding
- cattleshed
- shedworker
- cultureshed
- shedworking
- serviceshed
- bikeshedding
- bike motocross