DWB

American  

Or D.W.B.

abbreviation

1. driving while Black: (used ironically to refer to the stopping of a Black motorist by police because of the motorist's skin color rather than for any real offense).

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Etymology

Origin of DWB

First recorded in 1985–90; patterned on DWI

Example Sentences

Local inhabitants told DWB that Nigerian forces were pursuing targets who had fled a border town.

From Washington Post

For some readers, the discovery of the prevalence of DWB may be new.

From Washington Post

Afterward in the parking lot, Maxwell claimed he had been pulled over for "DWB – driving while black."

From US News

If they expect innocent people to obey them those people have to be able to trust them and to know that they are being stopped for a good reason, not just DWB or being African American.

From New York Times

I know that plenty of African-Americans get stopped for DWB and that profiling continues today, especially here in the South where I have lived most of my life.

From New York Times