DWB

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A form of driving while black — A fictitious criminal offense, said to be committed when a traffic stop is motivated by a police officer's racial bias against a black motorist, rather than any actual violation of law.

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Meanings

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  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of driving while black (or brown): a sarcastic reference to racial profiling by police investigating driving offences.

    jill We [Jill and her husband James] call it, "Driving While Black." We have a . . . nice car. So we got pulled over for a DWB. . . .

    1995, Paul C. Rosenblatt, Terri A. Karis, Richard D. Powell, Multiracial Couples: Black and White Voices (Understanding Families), SAGE Publications, →ISBN, page 147

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
driving while black

Origin

A play on DWI (“driving while intoxicated”).

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APA

DWB. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DWB

MLA

“DWB.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DWB. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “DWB,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DWB.

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