designated driver
EnglishEdit
NounEdit
designated driver (plural designated drivers)
- An individual who avoids drinking alcohol at a social engagement for the purpose of driving their companions home.
- Synonym: DD
- 2020 February 27, Peter Jakubowicz, “The Drunk Men I Drive Around Every Night”, in Slate Magazine[1]:
- I’m his Lyft driver, or, as I have come to think of it, his designated driver on demand.
TranslationsEdit
Individual not drinking for the purpose of driving their companions home
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