"wokel" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwəʊ̯kəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwəwkəl/ [British, Southern, Standard], /ˈwowkəl/ (note: General American, AAVE, MTE, MLE) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wokel.wav [Southern-England] Forms: wokels [plural]
Etymology: Blend of woke + yokel Etymology templates: {{blend|en|woke|yokel}} Blend of woke + yokel Head templates: {{en-noun}} wokel (plural wokels)
  1. (slang) Somebody who speaks for progressive (“woke”) values in spite of missing education. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-wokel-en-noun-brXGCcyO Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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