One of the Hotel Business clients came up to Hyena Labs on a consulting mode to solve a business problem quickly. The gave us a screen and wanted us to make it better. We sat with our design team and we cracked the case. A simple and proper grouping of elements was done.

The solved design below.

Proper grouping of elements

As we were working for Plates Personalized USA client , we came across a dictionary of Custom License plates so thought to share it with the world. As you know Hyena Labs is cool place to work and loves fun and challenge. 

0 = zero, nothin’

000 = nothin’ (as seen in IOU 000)

1 = one, want

10C = Tennesse

10S = tennis

10SE = Tennesse

1CE = once

1DR = wonder

1DRFL = wonderful

1E6 = a million (calculator humor)

1E9 = a billion

2 = to, too, two (also start of any “to” sounding word, like 2DAY)

2 = Q (cursive Q) = cue, queue

22 = Tues. (Tuesday)

2DAY = today

2ISHN = tuition

2LN = toolin’

2LY = truly

2M8O = tomato

2N = tune

2Q = took you

2TH = tooth

4 = for, fore, four

4 = replacement for letters ‘fo’ in many words (e.g., 4ORD)

404 = not found (yes it’s gone from esoteric web error code to slang-land)

411 = information

44UM = foresome

4EVR = forever

4K = fork (fuck)

4N = foreign

4NIK8 = fornicate

4ORD = ford

4PLA = foreplay

4Q2 = f$#k you, too!

4RE = Ferrari

4ST = forest

50 = Police, Cops (5-0, of Hawaiian heritage)

6 = sex

6A = sexy

6UAL = sexual

6UL = sexual

6E = sexy

6S = success

6SR = successor

8 = ate, ain’t

9 = nein (no)

911 = emergency

A = eh (as in “eh buddy!”)

A4 = afford

A55 = ass

AGN = again

AKA = also known as

AU = gold

AV8 = aviate

B = be

B8 = bait

B9 = benign

B10 = beaten

BA6 = basics

BB = to be, baby

BG8S = Bill Gates

BL8D = belated

BLK = black

BN = bein’

BOK = bouquet

BR8 = berate

BYU = bayou, by you (and, of course, Brigham Young University)

BZ = busy

C = see, sea

CC = (to) seize

CLA6 = classics

CMUTE = commute

CMXI = 911, emergency

CN = seein’, seen

CP = sleepy

CR8 = crate

CRE8 = create

CRZ = cruise

CS = seas, sees

D = the (de)

D8 = date

D8N = datin’

D8R = dater

D9 = denyin’

DA = the

DD = to the

DMN = demon

DNIL = denial

DON = don’t

DR = doctor

DRK = dark

DS = this

DU = do you

DVS = devious

DV8 = deviate

DZRV = deserve

EDUC8 = educate

EE = to ease

EL8 = elate

EL8D = elated

ENUF = enough

ERND = earned

EZ = easy

F = if

FASN8 = fascinate

F8 = fate

FKS = fucks

FN = fun

FREQ = freak

FX = effects, affects

FXION = affection

FXION8 = affectionate

FYT = fight

G = gee

GN = goin’

GND = ground

GR8 = great, grate

H8 = hate

H20 = water

HD =head

HM = home

HORM1 = hormone

HYT = height

I = eye, I

IR8 = irate

IX XI = 911, emergency

JMN = jammin’

JQ = Jack

K = ok (‘kay)

KIX = kicks

KONX = connects

L = hell

L8 = late

L8R = later

LDY = lady

LEVN = leavin’

LL = to hell

LMTD = limited

LUV = love

LV = love

LVS = loves

LYT = light

M = am

M8 = mate

MF = mother#$@er

MOI = me (french)

MN = man

MN8 = emanate

MR = more

MT = empty

MUDE = mudder (as in mudder-f##er)

MV = move

MVN = movin’

MYT = might

MZLTF = mazel tov

N = and, in

N2 = into

N4C = enforce

N4CER, N4CR = enforcer

N4CMT = enforcement

NE = any

NE1 = anyone

N EMA = enema

NO = number (abbreviation: no.)

NOZ = nosy

NRG = energy

NT = night

NUTN = nothin’

NV = envy

NVR = never

NVS = envious

NYT = night

O = oh

OL = old

ONRY = ornery

OVR = over

PA = pay

PHKR = fucker

PNBL = pinball

PNDR = pounder

PP = pee pee

PRFXN = perfection

PWR = power

Q = cue, queue

QIK = quick

QRT = court

QS10 = question

QT = cute, cutie

R = are

R8 = rate

R8D = rated

R8RS = Raiders

RESQ = rescue

RETD = retired

RT = arty

RTCUL8 = articulate

RYT = right, write

RYTN = writin’, rightin’

RZN = raisin’

SED8 = sedate

SN = soon

SNGR = singer

SOKEN = soakin’

SQP = scoop

ST8 = state

STR8 = straight

STR8N = straighten

SYCD = psyched

SYT = sight

T = tea, tee

TA2 = tatoo

TA2D = tatood

THRP = therapy

TM = time

TM8 = tomato

TNT = dynamite

TOTL, TTL = total

TRK = truck

TT = (to) tease

TTTT = tease (etc)

TYT = tight

U = you

U4IA, U4EA = euphoria

U4IC = euphoric

UDR = other (“udder”)

UNEEK = unique

UR = your

UUUU = for you (four youse!)

W8 = wait, weight

W8R = waiter

WMN = woman, women

WYT = white

XIS = tennis

XLR8 = accelerate

XMN = examine

XMS = Christmas

XNTRK = eccentric

XNTU8 = accentuate

XS = excess

XTC = extacy

Y = why

YFS = wife’s

YL = while

YN = wine (whine)

YQ = like you

YRS = wires

YY = (too) wise

Z = see, the

ZIPN = zippin’

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