daily drive

verb

To use (a car or other device) as one's daily driver.

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Meanings

verbdaily drive (third-person singular simple present daily drives, present participle daily driving, simple past daily drove, past participle daily driven)

present singular third person daily drives · participle present daily driving · past daily drove · participle past daily driven

  1. colloquialtransitiveTo use (a car or other device) as one's daily driver.

    This is why I'm hoping Linux phones can become a viable option soon. Right now its a cool tinkering toy but not really good enough to daily drive

    2022 May 8, u/ItsRogueRen, “Google Android 13 will further restrict sideloading app permissions”, in Reddit, r/degoogle, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2023

    Synonyms: daily

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo use (a car or other device) as one's daily driver.

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Origin

Back-formation from daily driver.

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APA

daily drive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daily%20drive

MLA

“daily drive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daily%20drive. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “daily drive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daily%20drive.

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