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vanity plates

British  

plural noun

  1. informal personalized car numberplates

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Reporters spotted him outside loading his belongings into the back of a Mustang convertible with vanity plates “ART WAR.”

From Salon Apr. 22, 2026

But he decided he was done with vanity plates.

From Seattle Times Mar. 8, 2023

His name is emblazoned on the New York vanity plates, front and back.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2022

Taking pictures of vanity plates is one of Acuña’s joys in life.

From New York Times Jan. 24, 2022

Such a narcissist That in prison he’ll only Print vanity plates.

From Washington Post Oct. 8, 2020

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