L’s

n. In the United States, a driver’s license. Subjects: English, United States, Automobiles & Transportation, Slang, Acronym

Editorial Note: In Australia, L’s is widespread and refers to the learner’s “L-plates” and learner’s driving license, precursors to the driver’s permit—one’s P’s—which grants full driving privileges. In the US, the learner’s permit is not issued with special plates. These citations encompass only the American L’s, which refers to the full driver’s license and likely originated independently and more recently.

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Citations: 2002 [Thagamezover@webtv.net (Da Lamp)] Usenet: rec.music.hip-hop (Apr. 7) “Let Me help build Mr Rick Up”: On Tops of all that my L’s been suspended & my car got impounded like 3 times since Sept. 2004 [Daddy Rich] @ San Francisco Bay area, Calif. RapTalk.Net (Jan. 21) “(what Yall Smobbin)?”: My 5 point toes my chevrolegs I aint got shit right now but I use to have 2 72 chevelles but I got my L’S revoked real quick. 2004 Cannabis Edge (Feb. 19) “Have cops ever helped?”: He woke up from a drug induced coma cuffed to a hospital bed with a leo standing over him…gets more time than the driver,who was driving on a suspended L’s for dui. 2004 [ototpnoy4o8] @ Sacramento, Calif. Xanga.com (Mar. 17): I found out AK got locked up…atleast thats what DT told me…he got caught ridin in his scraper i guess and he didnt have his “L’s.” 2004 [C.U.D.D.I.E. Tha Mouthpiece] @ Bay Area, Calif. RapTalk.Net (Apr. 8) “Savage C…”: It’s hard to connect when we live in dff cities, me with no L’s.

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Reader comments:

Yes “license” is hard to spell.

by degustibus 16 Nov 04, 0654 GMT

You realize, I hope, that this probably existed in oral slang before it was ever entered on a keyboard. So ignorance is not the source of this term.

by Grant Barrett 16 Nov 04, 0706 GMT