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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   Libby

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   Mia

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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. Jonathan Kane:

   The independence vote woke everybody up.

2. Paul Gaylord:

   When I woke up, I couldn't lift my arms up. I lost 30 pounds, i just wanted some water. They wouldn't let me have some water. That's all I could think about. At that time I just wanted something to drink.

3. James Carville:

   Don’t just look at Virginia and New Jersey. Look at Long Island and Seattle, Washington. This defund-police lunacy and take Lincoln’s name off of schools: People see that. It’s having a suppressive effect across the country. Some people need to go to a woke detox center, james Carville believes his party lost its way and he is correct.

4. Irfan Aksu:

   It was like a battlefield when we woke up.

5. Clarice Schillinger:

   I hope that the race in Virginia really woke a lot of people up and said, OK, there is a groundswell of parents.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke
2. ^ ChatGPT
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3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woke
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=woke