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brake tag
What does brake tag mean?
Universal New Orleans name for the annual motor vehicle inspection sticker stuck on your windshield. Nobody local says 'inspection sticker.' The name stuck even after Louisiana scrapped the statewide program in most parishes — Orleans Parish kept it going longer than anybody.
"I gotta get my brake tag before the cops pull me over again."
Origin
Louisiana motor vehicle inspection program, dating to the mid-20th century. Original inspections focused heavily on brakes, and the name outlived the focus.
Frequently asked questions
What does brake tag mean?
In Louisiana, a brake tag is the car inspection sticker — what other states just call an inspection sticker.
How do you use brake tag in a sentence?
"My brake tag's expired, I need to get the car inspected."
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