DWI
abbreviation or noun
plural DWIs
1
US
: the crime of driving a vehicle while intoxicated : dui
was arrested for DWI
a DWI charge/case
2
US
: an arrest or conviction for driving while intoxicated
Brian's license had been revoked and his new job threatened after a third DWI.—
Lee Durkee
Lee Durkee3
US
: a person who is arrested for or convicted of driving under the influence
a convicted DWI
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While Pinkel will be charged with a DWI, according to the report, no charges had been filed as of Tuesday afternoon.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
In Suffolk County, there were 35 DWI arrests and two fireworks arrests.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
His other convictions include misdemeanor theft in 2010 and 2012, misdemeanor DWI in 2016 and gross misdemeanor giving false information to police in 2017.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 8 July 2025
Since then, the ex-Mouseketeer became a meme from a viral mugshot taken from a DWI arrest in the Hamptons on June 18.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
In Suffolk County, there were 35 DWI arrests and two fireworks arrests.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
His other convictions include misdemeanor theft in 2010 and 2012, misdemeanor DWI in 2016 and gross misdemeanor giving false information to police in 2017.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 8 July 2025
Since then, the ex-Mouseketeer became a meme from a viral mugshot taken from a DWI arrest in the Hamptons on June 18.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“DWI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DWI. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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