Wiktionary:Word of the day/2020/May 16

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Word of the day
for May 16
ride shotgun v (US, idiomatic)
  1. To accompany the driver of a vehicle on a journey as an armed escort (originally with a shotgun); (by extension) to accompany someone in order to assist and protect.
  2. (by extension, slang) To ride in the front passenger seat of a vehicle, next to the driver.
  3. (by extension, slang) To supervise a process and watch for any risks.

The musical Annie Get Your Gun premiered on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA, on this day in 1946.

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