‘PRIUSSY’ and Other Vanity License Plates Denied by Illinois in 2025

‘PRIUSSY’ and Other Vanity License Plates Denied by Illinois in 2025

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      Each year, countless licensed drivers request custom vanity plates, and each year, a small percentage are turned down for clear reasons. It has become a yearly custom for Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias to share the best—and worst, depending on your humor—of the Prairie State, and 2025 was no exception.

      According to Giannoulias’ office, over 55,000 vanity plate applications were submitted in 2025, and approximately 550 were rejected "because they were considered inflammatory, profane, offensive, or too difficult to read." You can discern which of the notable rejections fall into which category by watching the brief video below:

      Giannoulias Reveals 2025 Rejected License Plates

      While this might not be the most impressive collection of rejected plates I’ve encountered, I do appreciate that it encompasses a wide age range, offering something for everyone. There’s Gen Z slang (“BRICKED”); phrases I recall from elementary school (“ICUP”); applications that really emphasize the “vanity” of vanity plates (“BDASMOM”); difficult-to-decipher acronyms (“SYBAU”); and, of course, self-mocking non-sequiturs (“IBPOOPIN”). At least we didn’t encounter some version of hawk tuah this time around.

      Ultimately, though, I have to commend “PRIUSSY” for being astonishingly silly and for the fact that I hadn’t heard that joke until now. Sorry to our friends at Toyota PR, but that one is definitely sticking with me. After a quarter century, the well-known name of the hybrid car has finally taken a hit.

      Did you find any funny vanity plates in 2025? Share them with us in the comments.

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‘PRIUSSY’ and Other Vanity License Plates Denied by Illinois in 2025

To be honest, perhaps they ought to have granted that request for the courageous Prius owner who made it.