One-percenter

Definition of One-percenter

The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of One-percenter: A term coined after a gathering of the American Motorcycle ‘Gypsy Tour’ on July 4, 1947. The 3000 riders descended on Hollister, California which was sponsoring a ‘dirt hill climb’. When violence broke out the Motorcycle Association issued a statement saying that 99% of riders were respectable, pleasure riders and the other one-percent were troublemakers. Since that date groups like the Hells Angels have referred to themselves as the ‘one-percenter’. This event was depicted in the Hollywood movie ‘The Wild One’.

One-percenter: Resources

Notes and References

• Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) One-percenter. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada