awareness bracelet

American  

[uh-wair-nis breys-lit] / əˈwɛər nɪs ˌbreɪs lɪt /

noun

1. a bracelet, often made of silicone, inscribed with words or symbols that express support for or promote recognition of a belief, movement, health condition, etc..

   Every cause likes to assign a certain color or pattern of colors to its awareness bracelet, but no color-coding is more familiar than the pink associated with breast cancer.

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Etymology

Origin of awareness bracelet

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

Apstein’s report said Taubman “turned to a group of three female reporters, including one wearing a purple domestic-violence awareness bracelet, and yelled, half a dozen times, ‘Thank God we got Osuna!

From The Guardian • Oct. 27, 2019

She said she came to view him as more than a partier when he gave her a baby blue pet cancer awareness bracelet and learned of their shared love for animals.

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2015