Definitions for woke
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1. Woke

   Woke ( WOHK) is an adjective derived from African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) meaning "alert to racial prejudice and discrimination". Beginning in the 2010s, it came to encompass a broader awareness of social inequalities such as sexism, and has also been used as shorthand for American Left ideas involving identity politics and social justice, such as the notion of white privilege and slavery reparations for African Americans. The phrase stay woke had emerged in AAVE by the 1930s, in some contexts referring to an awareness of the social and political issues affecting African Americans. The phrase was uttered in a recording by Lead Belly and later by Erykah Badu. Following the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri in 2014, the phrase was popularised by Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists seeking to raise awareness about police shootings of African Americans. After seeing use on Black Twitter, the term woke became an Internet meme and was increasingly used by white people, often to signal their support for BLM, which some commentators have criticised as cultural appropriation. Mainly associated with the millennial generation, the term spread internationally and was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2017. The terms woke-washing and woke capitalism were coined to describe companies who signal support for progressive causes as a substitute for genuine change. By 2020, members of the political center and right wing in several Western countries were using the term woke, often in an ironic way, as an insult for various progressive or leftist movements and ideologies perceived as overzealous, performative, or insincere. In turn, some commentators came to consider it an offensive term with negative associations to those who promote political ideas involving identity and race.

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1. woke

   Woke is a slang term that emerged in the late 20th century and became popular in the 2010s. It refers to being aware, informed, and socially conscious about various political and social issues, particularly those related to systemic injustices such as racism, discrimination, and inequality. Someone who is described as woke is typically seen as being actively engaged in challenging societal norms and advocating for change.

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1. Woke

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1. WOKE

   WOKE "Walk FM" is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Garrison, Kentucky, USA. The station is currently owned by Big River Radio, Inc.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'woke' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4182

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of woke in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of woke in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of woke in a Sentence

1. Samuel Hayat:

   Woke is seen as a threat that comes from a society thought to be multicultural and violent and does not have the same values on secularism that France does.

2. Esther Jenner:

   I woke up one night and all I was thinking about is: 'Why is it necessary [for Caitlyn] to go through all these surgeries?' 'Is this all about making money?' And that was bothering me. He’s lived a life the last 25 years—and I don’t know if it was both he and Kris or mainly Kris—it seemed like their lifestyle was about money; that’s why it came to my mind.

3. Thomas Froehlich:

   I woke up with a horrible stomach ache and headache, and it was like I was at the beginning stages of a bad flu, and so, I didn't have anything to take for it at the time, so I was in a lot of pain until about four hours later, when my husband woke up and I had him go get me some Naproxen.

4. Ada Nicodemou:

   Just woke up to the tragic news of Ben's passing, The Heart goes out to Ben Unwin family.

5. Atatiana Jefferson neighbor:

   They're usually home but they never have both doors open, the lights are on, I can see through the house. My sister woke me up, she lives across the street from them. I live on the opposite side of my sister.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke
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3. ^ Webster Dictionary
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=woke