DUI

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dui"

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: dē'-yo͞o-ī′, IPA^(key): /ˌdiː.juːˈaɪ/
• Rhymes: -aɪ

Noun

DUI (countable and uncountable, plural DUIs)

1. Initialism of driving under the influence [of alcohol or other drugs]: the act of doing so; a charge or conviction for that act.

   Synonyms: dewey (slang), DWI, impaired driving

   Hypernyms: OWI, OVI (broadly synonymous); driving < operating, operation

   Coordinate terms: (impaired driving) BUI, OWI

   Coordinate term: (driving) DWB

   DUI is punishable by jail time and by fines.

   They hit him with DUI and gross negligence.

   He has several DUIs on his rap sheet.

   • 2018 April 25, Ron Nixon, “Scandals and Investigations, but Few Arrests, for Air Marshals Program”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Mr. Kelly acknowledged that alcoholism has been a problem for some air marshals — he said about 13 marshals had gotten D.U.I.s in the last three years — and he said that one marshal in the last five years had committed suicide.

   • 2020 February 27, Peter Jakubowicz, “The Drunk Men I Drive Around Every Night”, in Slate Magazine‎^[2]:

     They can go out and drink without worrying about getting a DUI or killing someone driving home (“I’m much better off in the back of your car, aren’t I?”).

   • 2020, Douglas Cowan, Jon Scott Fox, Defending DUIs in Washington, 3rd edition, →ISBN:

     [see title]

Related terms

driving under the influence

• drink and drive
• drink-driver
• drink-driving
• drunk driver
• drunk driving

Translations

driving under the influence — see also drunk driving

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 醉酒駕駛 / 醉酒驾驶 (zuìjiǔ jiàshǐ)

• French: CEI (fr) (conduite en état d'ivresse), (Canada) CFA (fr) (conduite avec facultés affaiblies)
• Georgian: ნასვამ მდგომარეობაში მართვა (nasvam mdgomareobaši martva), არაფხიზელ მდგომარეობაში მართვა (arapxizel mdgomareobaši martva), ალკოჰოლის ზემოქმედების ქვეშ მართვა (alḳoholis zemokmedebis kveš martva)
• Hebrew: נהיגה בשכרות f (n'higá b'shikhrút), נהיגה בגילופין f (n'higá b'gilufín)
• Norwegian: kjøre i beruset tilstand

Anagrams

• Diu, IDU, IUD, UDI, UID, Udi, udi-, uid

Spanish

Noun

DUI m (plural DUI)

1. acronym of declaración unilateral de independencia (“UDI (unilateral declaration of independence)”)

Anagrams

• DIU