# yellow vest

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
Calque of French gilet jaune.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/yellow-vest