noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A plastic square consisting of a large letter L, placed on the front and rear of a vehicle to indicate that the driver is a learner.
2. 2
   a square plate bearing the letter L that is attached to both ends of a car to indicate that the driver is a learner wordnet
3. 3
   The condition of being a novice or learner. broadly, informal

   "He was also a poet on 'L' plates having published one very slim (to the point of anorexic) collection of verse."

Example

More examples

"After I passed my driving test, I proudly took the L-plate off the windscreen."

Related phrases

L-plateron one's L's

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