When a powerful institution or major company uses woke rhetoric around diversity and inclusion to deflect criticism of their actions or to appear less elitist than they actually are. A portmanteau of "woke" and "smokescreen."
When asked about civilian casualties caused by American drone strikes, the president dropped a wokescreen by reminding everyone that his secretary of defense was the first woman to hold that cabinet position.
by T@citus March 17, 2021
The person in a couple whose income is nice to have on top of the breadwinner's, but isn't necessary for financial stability.
"Now that my husband has been promoted, I'm looking forward to going part time at my job and just being a butterwinner"
by T@citus October 23, 2024