adjective

woke

woke, aware of social injustice

He considers himself to be very woke.

He considers himself to be very woke.

The film was criticised for its woke agenda.

The film was criticized for its woke agenda.

((be)) woke to be aware of social injustice He is very woke.

a woke ((noun)) an adjective describing something as being aware of social injustice It's a woke film.

Synonyms: aware, conscious; Antonyms: unaware, ignorant

Past participle of the verb 'to wake'. It literally means 'awakened' to social issues.

Imagine 'waking up' to see the problems in the world. It's a modern political term.

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