proofed
Related to proofed: proofer
proofed
Asked for official identification, such as a driver's license, to verify that one is above the legal age of majority, usually when trying to purchase alcohol or enter an age-restricted place. I can't believe I got proofed when we were out to dinner—it must be because I shaved my beard. We were all waiting to show our fake IDs to the bouncer, but none of us were proofed as we went into the club.
See also: proof
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
proofed
verbSee carded
See also: proof
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- proof (one)
- get proofed
- box office
- free gift
- off the road
- supply and demand
- give evidence of
- give evidence of (something)
- evidence
- beat up