Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yellow vest

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: yel-low vest
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a French protest movement which started in late 2018 against rising fuel prices and advocates for economic justice and institutional political reforms.

Example Sentences

"“Justice for Adama,” a movement launched after the 2016 death of Adama Traoré, a 24-year-old black man killed by police, joined forces with the yellow vests on Saturday."
"Yellow vest protesters accuse Mr Macron of protecting the Parisian elite, especially the rich, while neglecting the hardship of citizens in the provinces."

Etymology

Calque of French gilet jaune.

Inflected Forms

yellow vests (plural)

Synonyms

yellow jacket

Questions

What does yellow vest mean?: A member of a French protest movement which started in late 2018 against rising fuel prices and advocates for economic justice and institutional political reforms.
Where does yellow vest come from?: Calque of French gilet jaune.

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