Slang dictionary
passenger princess
[ pas-uhn-jer prin-sis ]
What does passenger princess mean?
A passenger princess is a person who has others drive while they sit in the passenger seat. A passenger princess may or may not know how to drive themselves.
The term passenger princess is typically used to refer to a woman, but it can be jokingly used to refer to other people or even animals. The term passenger prince is used as the male equivalent of passenger princess.
A passenger princess prefers to sit in the passenger seat while a friend or significant other does all the driving. Often the term is used to refer to a person who doesn’t actually know how to drive.
The term passenger princess is often used to imply that the person doesn’t ever want to drive, either because they don’t want to learn how or they prefer having others doing all the work. As a result, the term passenger princess is often used both seriously and jokingly to refer to someone who enjoys being pampered and catered to.
Example: My little sister is a passenger princess who always makes me take her to the mall.
Where does passenger princess come from?
The term passenger princess refers to a person who often prefers to be in the passenger seat of a vehicle. The word princess is used to imply that the person enjoys being chauffeured around as if they were royalty. The phrase is typically used to refer specifically to a woman.
The phrase passenger princess has been used on social media since at least 2020.
First off I’m a Passenger Princess and I’m over driving. I would much rather be taken places. 😭
— The Villian 💋 (@PinkLipsxox) April 27, 2020
The term increased in popularity over the course of the early 2020s. It gained wider awareness after becoming a popular term and hashtag on TikTok, where it was commonly used in humorous viral videos.
Examples of passenger princess
Who uses passenger princess?
Passenger princess is commonly used on social media. It is used seriously and jokingly to refer to oneself or someone else as a person who prefers to have others do all of the driving.
What my boyfriend doesn’t know Is that I purposely almost hit the curb so he wouldn’t expect me to drive anymore. Now I can be a passenger princess in peace 😇
— 𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝒷𝑒𝓁 (@maribel_g99) December 1, 2021
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