Meaning of DWB | Babel Free
Definitions
Initialism of driving while black (or brown): a sarcastic reference to racial profiling by police investigating driving offences.
abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Examples
“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
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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