yellow vest

Calque of French gilet jaune.

yellow vest (plural yellow vests)

1. 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.

   Synonym: yellow jacket

   • 2018 December 8, James McAuley, “Why are the ‘yellow vests’ still protesting in France? His name is Macron”, in The Washington Post:

     “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.

   • 2019 November 16, “Yellow vest protests: More than 100 arrested as violence returns to Paris”, in BBC News:

     Yellow vest protesters accuse Mr Macron of protecting the Parisian elite, especially the rich, while neglecting the hardship of citizens in the provinces.