Meaning of driving while black | Babel Free
Definitions
A fictitious criminal offense, said to be committed when a traffic stop is motivated by a police officer's racial bias against a black motorist, rather than any actual violation of law.
US, sarcastic, uncountable
Examples
“I was pulled over for driving while black yesterday. That idiot cop spent 20 minutes asking me a bunch of crap.”
“jill We [Jill and her husband James] call it, "Driving While Black." We have a . . . nice car. So we got pulled over for a DWB. . . .”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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