dewey

n. a slang way to say 'DUI' — a charge for driving after drinking too much alcohol.

n. a humorous phonetic rendering of the initialism DUI (Driving Under the Influence).

“He lost his license after he got a dewey last summer.”

“The officer processed the paperwork for the dewey, noting that the driver had significantly exceeded the legal blood-alcohol limit.”

American English · Humorous · Slang

adj. an old-fashioned way of spelling 'dewy' — covered in small drops of water in the morning.

adj. an obsolete orthographic variant of 'dewy', describing a surface covered with atmospheric moisture.

“The dewey grass felt cold against her bare feet.”

“The poet described the dewey meadows of his youth, using the archaic spelling to evoke a sense of historical nostalgia.”

Archaic · Literary