woke
A person with progressive views or attitudesA person with progressive views or attitudes.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, derogatory, often, slang)A person with progressive views or attitudes.
(derogatory, slang, uncountable)A progressive ideology, in particular with regards to social justice.
Origin
Shortened from woken or woken up, or derived from dialectal use of woke (past participle oShortened from woken or woken up, or derived from dialectal use of woke (past participle of wake). The sense of being aware of social injustice dates to at least the 1930s. The derogatory use has been most commonly used as of the 2020s.
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Forms
plural: wokesLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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