awareness bracelet

[ uh-wair-nis breys-lit ]

noun

1. a bracelet, often made of silicone, inscribed with words or symbols that express support for or promote recognition of a belief, movement, health condition, etc.:

   Every cause likes to assign a certain color or pattern of colors to its awareness bracelet, but no color-coding is more familiar than the pink associated with breast cancer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of awareness bracelet¹

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

Apstein’s report said Taubman “turned to a group of three female reporters, including one wearing a purple domestic-violence awareness bracelet, and yelled, half a dozen times, ‘Thank God we got Osuna!

From The Guardian

As Apstein stood with two other female reporters, one of whom was wearing a purple domestic violence awareness bracelet, Taubman chanted at them: “Thank God we got Osuna! I’m so f------ glad we got Osuna!”

From Washington Post

Other witnesses corroborated Apstein’s account, including one who wears a purple domestic violence awareness bracelet and who was the primary target of Taubman’s tirade.

From Washington Post

The report said the 34-year-old Taubman “turned to a group of three female reporters, including one wearing a purple domestic-violence awareness bracelet, and yelled, half a dozen times, ‘Thank God we got Osuna!

From The Guardian

She was wearing a purple domestic-violence awareness bracelet.

From Washington Times