DUI

abbreviation or noun

ˌdē-(ˌ)yü-ˈī 

plural DUIs

1

US : the act or crime of driving a vehicle while affected by alcohol or drugs

was arrested for DUI

a DUI case

2

US : an arrest or conviction for driving under the influence

… the reason he was in prison is that a few DUIs caught up with him …

—Barbara Ehrenreich

3

US : a person who is arrested for or convicted of driving under the influence

a convicted DUI

Examples of DUI in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The golfer, who changed his plea in the DUI case from not guilty to no contest, had one charge amended to Local 1 reckless driving and a second charge altered to a careless driving citation as part of a plea deal, according to court records. — Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Duncan is the same attorney who represented Woods in his 2017 DUI arrest. — Bob Harkins, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

During processing, two opioid painkillers, hydrocodone, were found in Woods’ pocket, and that’s when he was formally accused of DUI and other charges. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Woods was not injured in the crash, but he was charged with a DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to DUI test. — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

driving under the influence

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for DUI

• ai
• aye
• bae
• bi
• buy
• by
• bye
• chai
• chi
• cry
• die
• dry

Legal Definition

DUI

abbreviation

driving under the influence