yellow vest
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yellow vest
Where it comes from
Calque of French gilet jaune.
noun yellow vests
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A member of a French protest movement which started in late 2018 against rising fuel prices and advocates for economic justice and institutional political reforms.
“Justice for Adama,” a movement launched after the 2016 death of Adama Traoré, a 24-year-old black man killed by police, joined forces with the yellow vests on Saturday.
Similar: yellow jacket
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noun member of a French protest movement
| Français | gilet jaune |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Gelbweste |
| Italiano | gilet giallo |
Talk about this word "yellow vest." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yellow%20vest. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. yellow vest. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yellow%20vest "yellow vest." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yellow%20vest.Cite this
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title = {yellow vest},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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