Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dwb

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: dwb
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Initialism of driving while black (or brown): a sarcastic reference to racial profiling by police investigating driving offences.

Example Sentences

"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 play on DWI (“driving while intoxicated”).

Frequently Paired Words

DWI

Questions

What does dwb mean?: Initialism of driving while black (or brown): a sarcastic reference to racial profiling by police investigating driving offences.
Where does dwb come from?: A play on DWI (“driving while intoxicated”).

How to pronounce dwb

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