Woke

Word WOKE
Character 4
Hyphenation woke
Pronunciations /wəʊk/

Definitions and meanings of "Woke"

What do we mean by woke?

A Middle English form of week. noun

Preterit and past participle of wake. noun

Wake. imperative, past participle

Simple past tense and past participle of wake. verb

Awake: conscious and not asleep.

Alert and aware of what is going on, especially in social justice contexts. Well-informed.

Today there is a new definition of "woke". You might have woke your dog up when you opened that bag of chips, but he is not "woke" as it applies today. To be "woke" means you're now informed of things you did not know. You are not "in the dark" about other societies and cultures whose past has been edited and censored to make you think it wasn't as bad as it actually was. Urban Dictionary

Being "woke" means to "be paying the fuck attention to what's going on, because if you don't, you'll get fucked over and left behind". Also, "get your fucking head out of the fucking sand, you fucking lame idiot. Life isn't all about getting high and getting laid. WAKE THE FUCK UP!!!" Urban Dictionary

Old Definition: Awareness of our issues. New Definition: Fake awareness of issues that don't exist, Mainly used politically. Or A left-leaning ideologist with a close-minded character. History: The term 'woke' was used by the Black community to spread awareness of the issues they've been facing, but ever since politicians starting using it, its lost real meaning, pretty much silencing the voice of the oppressed. It was first used by the social liberals as a political movement, but has also manage to fool its opponent who's also adapted to newer term. Urban Dictionary

Describes a state of being in which you generally question common paradigms. The word denotes that a person has a desire to research his positions on most issues before espousing ideas that are accepted. Intrinsic to the state of being woke is that you fight against systems of indoctrination such as religion, education system, racism, nutrition, etc... Urban Dictionary

Being aware of the social. and political environments regarding all demographics and socio-economic standings. Urban Dictionary

Woke means politically aware. Muhammad Ali was woke, but Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods were not. Woke people are in Black Live Matter, the Green Movement, etc. They fight the system of oppression and are aware of all of its forms. Urban Dictionary

The act of being aWOKE to society and the world. -you're into controversial topics -possibly a feminist or support LGBT rights -you are open minded -respectful Urban Dictionary

The peculiar state in which a person is able to grasp certain ideals, while not yet being able to live up to them. The unconscious tension often leads to the characteristic nuisance of being judgmental towards other who apparently live up to these ideals even less. Urban Dictionary

/wōk/ informal • US (adj.) A state of awareness only achieved by those dumb enough to find injustice in everything except their own behavior. Urban Dictionary

The act of being very pretentious about how much you care about a social issue Urban Dictionary

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The word "woke" in example sentences

Then my brain woke up and I realized that I was in The United States and there was no foreign exchange involved. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This morning, I woke from a dream that I had been lying in bed unable to sleep for hours and it was 5am and I was exhausted. ❋ Thingo (2010)

The sound of the cold, drenching rain woke us at dawn. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Then I woke from a nightmare at eight, to construction noise from next door. ❋ Greygirlbeast (2010)

When Dr Darby woke from the anaesthetic he said he thought his vision had become even worse. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Then Justin woke up in Cleveland with the cell phone barking new orders. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Whoever started the rumor that the republicans were better family members than any other party was either drunk, on drugs, or had learning problems of some kind and a tongue that wagged before the brain woke up. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Wein woke up Michael and ran from the house, but unfortunately their dog turned around and went back into the house to hide. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In the mid 1950s Britain woke up to the threat of an invasion. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Then Robin woke and wailed his gentle, pre-meltdown wail. ❋ Unknown (2008)

So when Ramekin woke up the morning after his third birthday, I had already decided that we were going to go all out and get him potty trained. ❋ Ewe Are Here (2008)

I woke from a dream of drowned meadows, of Spooky and I walking in a meadow or an orchard soon after a flood. ❋ Sovay (2008)

A couple of hours later, the phone ringing again woke Myra up. ❋ Maggie Jochild (2007)

A phone call woke me with a jolt at about 5 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, 1998. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"They would describe how the calls woke up their babies, interrupted their dinner, kept leaving them messages on their cell phones that were received late at night or forced them to run to grab the phone, and all they would hear is 'Hello, I am calling with information about Melissa Bean,' for the second, third, fourth time a day," Bean told a subcommittee ❋ Unknown (2008)

Last time we had our babysitter, Pumpkin woke up in the morning and asked, "B went to?" ❋ Kittenpie (2006)

But I woke from a catnap remembering that I had a couple-three eggs still in the fridge. ❋ Suricattus (2006)

Pippin woke up in a panic and ran across the other couch and jumped onto the organ, knocking off about half of what was sitting on it. ❋ Ed (2004)

You might [consider] yourself to be woke, but you could probably still [learn] [a thing] or two. ❋ Timmmmber (2019)

You better get woke, because [before you know it], we'll all be speaking some [bastardized] form of [Russian]. ❋ Nmichave (2016)

Old meaning Ex: You need to wake up, [stay woke] about the issues America is facing. [New Meaning] Ex: Hey let's spread awareness of how offensive it is to be called by [gender pronouns]! ❋ Emphazier23 (2021)

I need a girl that is woke so she can [help me] keep my [diet] [on point]. ❋ Zaheer (2017)

After seeing that someone is completely [clueless] to the latest political mess: Me: I can't believe she doesn't know what's going on, or why it's [a problem]. She is so [not woke]. ❋ Jinx9161 (2017)

[Rachel Maddow] is woke. ❋ Gent258 (2017)

"OMG, [Danny] is so woke, we just had the best conversation on [Michelle Obama's] recent [speech]." ❋ Surprisekiddo (2016)

[Woke Person]: "Dude, have you seen those fat SUVs? They really don't car about [the environment]." Dude: "Ah [comon] bro, stop acting so woke." Woke Person: "You're right. I should find dignity in my own path instead of judging others." ❋ Alittlelessdaunted (2023)

[wokeness] is [divisive], exclusionary, and [hateful]. ❋ Klappi (2022)

Yeah most people don't care about [parking] spaces for families with [disabled] [pets]. I wish they were woke like me. ❋ Vensamos (2018)

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