OUI

abbreviation or noun

ˌō-ˌyü-ˈī 

1

: operating under the influence

convicted of OUI [=convicted of operating a vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol]

an OUI charge

2

: one who is arrested for or convicted of OUI

3

: an arrest or conviction for OUI

has two OUI's on his record

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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