gilet jaune

gilet jaune

French

This French term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Alternative forms

• (member of protest movement): Gilet jaune

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒi.lɛ ʒon/

Noun

gilet jaune m (plural gilets jaunes)

1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see gilet,‎ jaune.
2. (more specifically) A yellow high-visibility safety vest.

   Synonyms: gilet de haute visibilité, gilet de sécurité

   Hyponym: EPI

3. (by extension, informal) A motorway patroller, who wears such a vest.

   Synonym: homme en jaune

4. (by extension, France, metonymically) A member of a French protest movement in late 2018 which started against rising fuel prices; members of the movement wore such vests.

Coordinate terms

• jacquerie

Derived terms

• English: yellow vest, yellow jacket (calque)

See also

• bonnet rouge (literally “red cap”)