Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

driving while black

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: driv-ing while black
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

2

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

American usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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. . . ."

Etymology

A jocular play on driving while intoxicated.

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Phrases

racial profiling facial discrimination

Frequently Paired Words

racial profiling lookism facial discrimination

Synonyms

DWB

Questions

What does driving while black mean?: 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.
Where does driving while black come from?: A jocular play on driving while intoxicated.

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