polar bear hunting
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Meaning · English
The knockout game (form of assault) when perpetrated by black people against white people.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
2017, Mark Dice, The True Story of Fake News
In late 2013 a disturbing trend surfaced when random and unsuspecting white people were being sucker-punched in the face by black kids hoping to knock them out. It was dubbed the "knockout game" or "polar bear hunting" (polar bear being a slang term for w
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “polar bear hunting” mean?
The knockout game (form of assault) when perpetrated by black people against white people.
Is “polar bear hunting” formal or informal?
polar bear hunting is generally slang.