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Woke

Woke

"Woke" originated in African American English and defined awareness of and attentiveness to social and racial injustices. To be "woke" politically in the Black community means that someone is informed, educated and conscious of social injustice and racial inequality.

RIght-wingers who are angry that they suffer repercussions for using pejoratives to attack minorities, women, and people of non-trad genders use it as a cudgel to denigrate people who fight for social and racial justice. In its misuse, it is a form of hate speech.

It is a favorite term of Trump and his party. In the example, he erroneously equates diversity programs with unfair advantages for minorities.
“Our country will be woke no longer,” Trump said. “We believe that whether you are a doctor, an accountant, a lawyer, or an air traffic controller, you should be hired and promoted based on skill and competence, not race or gender.”
by Aunty Fah October 25, 2025
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Woke

An adjective used to describe people whi are utterly incapable of holding an opinion contrary to the government-approved narrative.
My woke sister unironically believes gender is a social construct.
by FDC 1 March 21, 2024
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Woke

To be informed, educated on, and aware of social injustices.
He was woke politically, therefore was aware of all the accurate facts that allowed him to speak on topics intelligently, and ignore dishonest statements upon debates, and/or submitting his personal vote.
by HtownSports March 19, 2023
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En woke

A state of being where one is aware of the various hypocrisies and double standards of contemporary society.
1. After attending her son's school play, Martha was so en woke that she felt the need to post a sarcastic tweet about how she had just seen the "best dramatic performance of the year".

2. After seeing all the celebrities posting about the need to be environmentally friendly, Randy decided to get en woke and posted a picture of himself with a reusable plastic straw and the hashtag #savetheplanet.
by anikaaaaa January 23, 2023
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Woke person

A thing that doesn't deserve life or to be defined by any means which is something I am defiling to bring you this definition.
-I just saw a woke person. It was disgusting.
-Damn, did it have the little autistic badge and retarded stripey socks?
-yeah.

-disgusting.
by Diccshonawry October 4, 2023
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neo-woke

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.
-Did you watch CNN yesterday?
-No, I'm neo-woke.
by Quodd April 19, 2022
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Schrödinger's Wokeness

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...
by ClownWorld20XX April 10, 2024
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