Ride-shotgun Definition

verb

(idiomatic, slang) To ride in the front passenger seat of a vehicle, next to the driver.

When both kids want to ride shotgun with Mom, they'll just have to take turns.

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(idiomatic, slang, figuratively) To accompany someone in order to assist and protect.

He attended the meeting to ride shotgun for the sales team, in case anyone had a technical question.

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Origin of Ride-shotgun

Probably arose in early-20th-century Western fiction and movies to describe an employee armed with a rifle or shotgun riding next to a stagecoach driver for protection.

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