"wokery" meaning in All languages combined

See wokery on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: From woke + -ery. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|woke|-ery}} woke + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} wokery (uncountable)
  1. (neologism, derogatory, chiefly UK) The opinions, actions, and behaviours associated with wokeism or wokeist ideologies. Tags: UK, derogatory, neologism, uncountable Categories (topical): Leftism Synonyms: wokeism
    Sense id: en-wokery-en-noun-gs0GyC26 Disambiguation of Leftism: 92 8 Categories (other): British English, English neologisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ery, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ery: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: wokeries [plural]
Etymology: From wok + -ery. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|wok|-ery}} wok + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun}} wokery (plural wokeries)
  1. (US) A restaurant serving (especially Cantonese) food cooked in a wok. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-wokery-en-noun-FgXBkSH8 Categories (other): American English, English terms suffixed with -ery Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ery: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "woke",
        "3": "-ery"
      },
      "expansion": "woke + -ery",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From woke + -ery.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "wokery (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "British English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English neologisms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "57 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -ery",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "92 8",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Leftism",
          "orig": "en:Leftism",
          "parents": [
            "Ideologies",
            "Politics",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2023 October 29, Matthew Lynn, “It will take Unilever a long time to shed its woke nonsense”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-11-05:",
          "text": "The backlash against corporate wokery is well under way. Victoria's Secret earlier this month rowed back on the diversity agenda after profits fell and it worked out that its typical customer just wants to look slim and attractive.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The opinions, actions, and behaviours associated with wokeism or wokeist ideologies."
      ],
      "id": "en-wokery-en-noun-gs0GyC26",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "wokeism",
          "wokeism#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "wokeist",
          "wokeist#Adjective"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(neologism, derogatory, chiefly UK) The opinions, actions, and behaviours associated with wokeism or wokeist ideologies."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "wokeism"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "derogatory",
        "neologism",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wokery"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "wok",
        "3": "-ery"
      },
      "expansion": "wok + -ery",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From wok + -ery.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wokeries",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wokery (plural wokeries)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "American English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -ery",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2007, Elisa Zied, Ruth Winter, Feed Your Family Right: How to Make Smart Food and Fitness Choices for a Healthy Lifestyle, Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., →ISBN, page 155:",
          "text": "Tempted by supermarket takeout? A vast array of ready-to-eat meals from wokeries, wood-burning ovens, and sushi bars, and ready-to-cook foods like marinated meats and vegetables are increasingly offered at supermarkets and specialty food markets across the country to provide timestarved families with delicious meals that save them valuable kitchen time.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A restaurant serving (especially Cantonese) food cooked in a wok."
      ],
      "id": "en-wokery-en-noun-FgXBkSH8",
      "links": [
        [
          "restaurant",
          "restaurant#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "Cantonese",
          "Cantonese#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "wok",
          "wok#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US) A restaurant serving (especially Cantonese) food cooked in a wok."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wokery"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms suffixed with -ery",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:Leftism"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "woke",
        "3": "-ery"
      },
      "expansion": "woke + -ery",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From woke + -ery.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "wokery (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English derogatory terms",
        "English neologisms",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2023 October 29, Matthew Lynn, “It will take Unilever a long time to shed its woke nonsense”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-11-05:",
          "text": "The backlash against corporate wokery is well under way. Victoria's Secret earlier this month rowed back on the diversity agenda after profits fell and it worked out that its typical customer just wants to look slim and attractive.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The opinions, actions, and behaviours associated with wokeism or wokeist ideologies."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "wokeism",
          "wokeism#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "wokeist",
          "wokeist#Adjective"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(neologism, derogatory, chiefly UK) The opinions, actions, and behaviours associated with wokeism or wokeist ideologies."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "wokeism"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "derogatory",
        "neologism",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wokery"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms suffixed with -ery",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:Leftism"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "wok",
        "3": "-ery"
      },
      "expansion": "wok + -ery",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From wok + -ery.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wokeries",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wokery (plural wokeries)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2007, Elisa Zied, Ruth Winter, Feed Your Family Right: How to Make Smart Food and Fitness Choices for a Healthy Lifestyle, Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., →ISBN, page 155:",
          "text": "Tempted by supermarket takeout? A vast array of ready-to-eat meals from wokeries, wood-burning ovens, and sushi bars, and ready-to-cook foods like marinated meats and vegetables are increasingly offered at supermarkets and specialty food markets across the country to provide timestarved families with delicious meals that save them valuable kitchen time.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A restaurant serving (especially Cantonese) food cooked in a wok."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "restaurant",
          "restaurant#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "Cantonese",
          "Cantonese#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "wok",
          "wok#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US) A restaurant serving (especially Cantonese) food cooked in a wok."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wokery"
}

Download raw JSONL data for wokery meaning in All languages combined (3.2kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-08 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (9a96ef4 and 4ed51a5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.