hyperwoke
Slang used to describe someone perceived as taking progressive social awareness, political correctness, or identity politics to an extreme or excessive degree.
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Slang used to describe someone perceived as taking progressive social awareness, political correctness, or identity politics to an extreme or excessive degree. 'Hyperwoke' is generally used critically — either by conservatives dismissing any social progressivism, or by moderates and progressives themselves calling out performative or counterproductive over-correction. Like most 'woke'-derived terms, its meaning and connotation shift dramatically depending on who's using it and why.
The reboot was panned by fans who felt the studio's hyperwoke approach had replaced all the fun with lectures.
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(slang) Extremely or excessively woke.
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