white bear

American  

noun

1. polar bear.

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white bear British  

noun

1. another name for polar bear

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Etymology

Origin of white bear

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

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white bear

“In white bear, you are trying to suppress ‘white bear’ itself, so you are thinking about ‘white bear.’

From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2022

I mean, no one ever tries to think of a white bear anyway, so it shouldn’t be a hard task.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2022

In “East of the Sun and West of the Moon,” a Norwegian story, a father signs his daughter over to a large white bear in exchange for a promise of riches.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 27, 2017

We have … uh, really, quite a number of toys,” he said as he grabbed a stuffed white bear.

From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2015

Here and there a light flickered under a snow-thick roof, and Lyra thought she saw pale faces behind some of the windowpanes, and imagined their astonishment to see a child riding a great white bear.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman