Definition of DWB - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: driving while black

Rare

Slang

being stopped by police for no reason

Rare

Slang

He was pulled over for DWB yesterday.
She felt anxious about being stopped for DWB.
DWB incidents have sparked protests nationwide.

racial profiling

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French:contrôle au faciès en conduisant, ...
German:wegen Schwarzseins beim Autofahren kontrolliert werden, ...
Italian:guidare essendo nero, ...
Spanish:CMB, ...
Portuguese:CNP, ...
Chinese:因黑人身份开车而被警方拦下, ...
Japanese:黒人であることを理由にした職務質問, ...
Arabic:القيادة أثناء كونك أسود, ...
Hebrew:עֲצִירָה מִשְׁטָרָתִית בִּגְלַל צֶבַע עוֹר, ...
Russian:ВБЧ, ...
Ukrainian:зупинка поліцією через колір шкіри, ...
Hindi:डीडब्ल्यूबी, ...
Bengali:কৃষ্ণাঙ্গ হওয়ার কারণে গাড়ি থামিয়ে তল্লাশি, ...
Catalan:conduir sent negre, ...
Czech:řízení autem jako černoch, ...
Danish:kørsel mens sort, ...
Dutch:DWB, ...
Greek:αστυνομικός έλεγχος λόγω χρώματος δέρματος, ...
Hungarian:feketeként vezetés miatti rendőri igazoltatás, ...
Khmer:ការត្រូវប៉ូលិសឃាត់រថយន្តដោយសារជាជនស្បែកខ្មៅ, ...
Korean:흑인 운전 단속, ...
Persian:توقیف شدن توسط پلیس صرفاً به خاطر سیاه‌پوست بودن, ...
Polish:zatrzymanie przez policję z powodu koloru skóry, ...
Portuguese (BR):ser parado pela polícia por ser negro, ...
Romanian:CNC, ...
Swedish:stoppad av polisen på grund av hudfärg, ...
Thai:การถูกตำรวจเรียกตรวจเพียงเพราะเป็นคนผิวดำขณะขับรถ, ...
Turkish:siyah olduğu için araçta durdurulma, ...
Vietnamese:bị chặn xe vì là người da đen, ...

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