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DUI
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Appendix:Variations of "dui"
English
Pronunciation
dē'-yo͞o-ī′, en /ˌdiː.juːˈaɪ/
en aɪ 3
Noun
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en Q97667559 and Q250062 en driving under the influence [of alcohol or other drugs]: the act of doing so; a charge or conviction for that act.
en dewey#Noun<qq:slang> DWI#Noun impaired driving
en OWI OVI<qq:broadly synonymous> ; driving#Noun < operating#Noun operation
en BUI<id:boating under the influence><qq:boating> OWI<qq:operating a vehicle or any other equipment>
en DUI is punishable by jail time and by fines.
en They hit him with DUI and gross negligence.
en He has several DUIs on his rap sheet.
en 2018-04-25 w:Ron Nixon Scandals and Investigations, but Few Arrests, for Air Marshals Program w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/us/politics/air-marshals-scandals-investigations.html 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20251009014644/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/us/politics/air-marshals-scandals-investigations.html 9 October 2025
en https://slate.com/human-interest/2020/02/ride-sharing-designated-driver-alcohol-effects-uber-lyft.html The Drunk Men I Drive Around Every Night 2020-02-27 Peter Jakubowicz Slate Magazine 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?”). https://web.archive.org/web/20250918070657/https://slate.com/human-interest/2020/02/ride-sharing-designated-driver-alcohol-effects-uber-lyft.html 18 September 2025
en 2020 Douglas Cowan; Jon Scott Fox Defending DUIs in Washington 3rd 9781422411445 [see title]
Related terms
en driving under the influence drink and drive drink-driver drink-driving drunk driver drunk driving DWB
Translations
driving under the influence drunk driving
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 醉酒駕駛
French: fr CEI (fr conduite en état d'ivresse), Canada fr CFA (fr conduite avec facultés affaiblies)
Georgian: ka ნასვამ მდგომარეობაში მართვა, ka არაფხიზელ მდგომარეობაში მართვა, ka ალკოჰოლის ზემოქმედების ქვეშ მართვა
Hebrew: he נהיגה בשכרות f n'higá b'shikhrút, he נהיגה בגילופין f n'higá b'gilufín
Norwegian: no kjøre i beruset tilstand
Anagrams
en diu Diu IDU IUD UDI UID Udi udi- uid
en 3-letter abbreviations
en Automotive
Spanish
es:
Noun
m #
es declaración unilateral de independencia UDI (unilateral declaration of independence)
Anagrams
es DIU