It literally means ''past of wake''.
However, it has a different meaning in politics in United States.
In terms of right-wing politics, it means ''following an intolerant and moralising ideology'' or ''social media-fueled, leftwing political ideology.'' It is especially used against corporations that ''virtue signal''.
For the left-wing politics, it means ''alert to injustice in society''. This is the first time it was used in politics, but never been really capitalized that much by the left, until the opposition decided to use it much more frequently as a slang against their opponents.
However, it has a different meaning in politics in United States.
In terms of right-wing politics, it means ''following an intolerant and moralising ideology'' or ''social media-fueled, leftwing political ideology.'' It is especially used against corporations that ''virtue signal''.
For the left-wing politics, it means ''alert to injustice in society''. This is the first time it was used in politics, but never been really capitalized that much by the left, until the opposition decided to use it much more frequently as a slang against their opponents.
Left Wing Corporation: We made a rainbow chocolate, we care about our gay customers, only 3.99 if you're opressed minority!
Right Wing Guy: Get woke, go broke!
Right Wing Guy: Get woke, go broke!
by Arilaris May 23, 2022
Get the Wokemug. Another word for "the enemy". It refers to anyone and anything who a particular group sees as evil, antagonistic, and/or opposing.
1. Stay "woke".
2. If you disagree with me, you're "woke".
3. BLM is super "woke"
4. All leftist are "woke".
2. If you disagree with me, you're "woke".
3. BLM is super "woke"
4. All leftist are "woke".
by Lucifina Nightinger October 8, 2023
Get the Wokemug. The belief that all forms of pop culture have always been "woke" while they are also simultaneously in need of being "updated for modern audiences".
Person 1: Dude, everything is always been woke! But we also need to change them so that nobody today gets offended.
Person 2: Sounds like Schrödinger's Wokeness: everything always was - and never was - woke. smh...
Person 2: Sounds like Schrödinger's Wokeness: everything always was - and never was - woke. smh...
by ClownWorld20XX April 10, 2024
Get the Schrödinger's Wokenessmug. An adjective used to describe people whi are utterly incapable of holding an opinion contrary to the government-approved narrative.
by FDC 1 March 21, 2024
Get the Wokemug. Someone who truly began seeing things as they are, someone who can't be affected by propaganda, someone who can tell a lie from truth.
by Quodd April 19, 2022
Get the neo-wokemug. A word that conservative old out-of-touch white people use to describe progressive concepts to other conservative old out-of-touch white people in way that will scare them
we can’t bring the kids to Disney anymore. Jimbo said last time he went, the woke employees were requiring vaccinations to common illnesses and not segregating the water fountains
by Gib88 April 6, 2022
Get the Wokemug. by Boston Dudeist June 27, 2024
Get the Wokemug.