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black square

noun

Etymology

From black + square.

  1. derived from *exquadra✻
  2. derived from esquarre
  3. inherited from square
  4. formed as black square — “black + square”

Definitions

  1. A predominantly black image, posted by users of social media, as a demonstration of…

    A predominantly black image, posted by users of social media, as a demonstration of support for awareness and protest campaigns, particularly those related to racism and police brutality.

    • Instagram is filling up with black squares in the latest movement to protest against racial inequality and police brutality.
    • Instagram users are flooding the platform with black squares in support of black victims of police violence as part of a Blackout Tuesday protest.
    • In June 2020, millions of Instagram users shared black squares along with hashtags including #BlackOutTuesday and #BlackLivesMatter before pausing their social media content for the day.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, square, for example, ■.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA