driving while teen

driving while teen
 n.— «“That’s the beauty of being seventeen,” explains Young, who coined the acronym DWT, or Driving While Teen. “You’re allowed to screw up, and you still get second chances.”» —“Christopher Young gives “Loop rats” legal advice—at a deep discount” by Ben Westhoff Riverfront Times (St. Louis, Mo.) Jan. 5, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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