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. . . .”

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