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Brown Out

Brown Out
 n.— «The district’s 2,278 Latino students comprise about 10 percent of the student body. Many businesses planned ahead to observed the boycott also known as “Brown Out” and “A Day Without Latinos.”» —“Utah Latinos rally in the thousands over immigration reform” Salt Lake Tribune (Utah) May 1, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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