"white shield" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: white shields [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} white shield (plural white shields)
  1. (neologism) White people who make a formation around black people in order to protect them from racist violence. Tags: neologism
    Sense id: en-white_shield-en-noun-533mHbaU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English neologisms

Inflected forms

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