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black squares

black squares is the plural of black square.

Meaning of black square

Noun

black square (plural black squares)

  1. 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.2020 June 2, Andrew Griffin, “Blackout Tuesday: What do Instagram black squares mean – and how can you take part?”, in The Independent (article), archived from the original on 12 Feb 2025
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, square, for example, ■.

Questions about black squares

What is black squares the plural of?
Black squares is the plural of black square.

Words near black squares in the dictionary

  1. black spruce
  2. black spruces
  3. black squall
  4. black squalls
  5. black square
  6. black squares
  7. Black Stars
  8. black start
  9. black starts
  10. black stork
  11. black storks

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