Past tense of wake: "I woke up early." The cultural usage is metaphorical.
Past tense of wake: "I woke up early." The cultural usage is metaphorical.
"I woke up at six."
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(slang) Extremely or excessively woke.
A state of heightened social and political awareness where someone visibly filters their speech, actions, or content through a progressive lens; often used humorously to describe when a person or brand suddenly becomes conspicuously careful about representation and language.
The unmistakable vibe or atmosphere someone radiates when they are visibly committed to progressive social values — manifesting in their language choices, reactions, and general demeanor; can be used appreciatively by allies or satirically by critics to describe performative conscientiousness.
The practice of pushing progressive social consciousness to its absolute extreme — aggressively calling out microaggressions, maximizing inclusive language, and constantly signaling awareness — often used mockingly to describe someone who treats social justice as a competitive sport rather than a genuine value.
You do realize that being the victim of the woke mob is Will's a whole thing, right?
Pejorative use: condescending or excessive in cultural sensitivity. The opposing-side reading of the original AAVE term.
"That advert is way too woke."
“last night i told ya i loved ya, woke up, blamed it on the vodka.”
“Absolutely - YES - these Maga Minions trying to get away by taking your rights- - instead -of serving to the people that elected deserve to bet kick out-and recalled by their constituents - finally Louisiana People woke up and do something-”
“Woke up to birds singing like a Disney princess”
“>> I woke up. Everything went right. Oh.”
“>> I woke up. Everything went right. Oh.”
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Aware of social injustice, especially regarding race. AAVE for over a century. Repurposed as a pejorative by political opponents in the late 2010s; the original sense is still used by Black communities and progressives.
"Stay woke" was used in Black activism long before it became a culture-war flashpoint.
"woke" means aware of social injustice, especially regarding race. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"woke" is informal English meaning aware of social injustice, especially regarding race. It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "aware of social injustice" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "woke" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
“One time my hand got cut off in a dream and when I woke up i couldn't move it for like a few minutes it was scary.”
“You do realize that being the victim of the woke mob is Will's a whole thing, right?”
“and my love language is words of affirmation ( plus my k!nk is praise ) so you know that woke something up in me 😋”
“Thank you brain, yes, you did have a trauma nightmare about the MG getting stolen last night, but at least you woke up and went "Motherfucker it's on stands, the wheels are in a pile on the drive and the engine is in the garage" before going back to sleep 😂”
“You cannot out-woke me, i was in tumblr when they decided Stupid was an actual slur”
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