emotional support vehicle

noun

An unnecessarily large car.

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Meanings

nounemotional support vehicle (plural emotional support vehicles)

plural emotional support vehicles

  1. derogatoryhumorousAn unnecessarily large car.

Origin

In reference to emotional support animals, the implication being that people who drive unnecessarily large cars do so in order to compensate for some personal weakness.

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APA

emotional support vehicle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emotional%20support%20vehicle

MLA

“emotional support vehicle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emotional%20support%20vehicle. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emotional support vehicle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emotional%20support%20vehicle.

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