passenger princess en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
The earliest known use is in a 2020 tweet (see quotation below). The term was popularized on TikTok in the early 2020s.
Meanings
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(Internet, derogatory) A woman who consistently lets someone else (especially her partner) drive her around while she sits in the passenger seat.
Well, good news for us passenger princesses: the Victorian government has announced that this bartering system will soon be a thing of the past. Melbourne taxi drivers will soon be required to use the meters when they are flagged down or picked up from a taxi rank.
2023 August 28, “No more Melbourne taxi scams: New rules prevent drivers from jacking up prices”, in Beat Magazine, archived from the original on 04 Sep 2023:Does that passenger princess even know how to drive?
She loves being the passenger princess
2020 January 31, @ohthatwelshguy, Twitter, archived from the original on 28 Nov 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| passenger princesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |