(US, Canada) A license plate whose identifier is chosen by the registering owner, usually to suggest a word or phrase.
(US, Canada) A license plate whose identifier is chosen by the registering owner, usually to suggest a word or phrase.
"vanity plate" means: A license plate whose identifier is chosen by the registering owner, usually to suggest a word or phrase.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"vanity plate" means: A license plate whose identifier is chosen by the registering owner, usually to suggest a word or phrase.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (US) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"vanity plate" means: A license plate whose identifier is chosen by the registering owner, usually to suggest a word or phrase.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
Add your own interpretation of "vanity plate".
Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
See all Regional & Other slang on Slangora.
Browse all slang words starting with V.
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Either of a pair of rectangular metal plates bearing an alphanumeric code, fixed to the front and rear of a motor car to show its identity as registered with the DVLA.
(AU, UK) A plastic square sticker or sign bearing a large letter P, placed on a vehicle to indicate that the driver only has a probationary driver's licence, for various possible reasons.
(UK) A plastic square sticker or sign bearing a large green letter P - optional not mandatory - placed on a vehicle, probably to indicate that the driver has recently passed his or her driving test.
(AU) One who has P-plates on their vehicle, indicating that they only have a provisional driver's licence.
Just had a Sikh Lyft driver with the vanity plate of 5UNJAB, which works on multiple levels. You better believe I gave him props
““Puss puss 97 couldn’t be a vanity plate it has too many characters” she never said it was legal Zara girls are havin a GTA summer get with it”
“Vanity plate on a Corvette: 7MPGLOL”
“Just had a Sikh Lyft driver with the vanity plate of 5UNJAB, which works on multiple levels. You better believe I gave him props”
No comments yet — say something.