"woke" meaning in English

See woke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /wəʊk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /woʊk/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-woke.ogg Forms: more woke [comparative], woker [comparative], most woke [superlative], wokest [superlative]
enPR: wōk Rhymes: -əʊk Etymology: Shortened from woken or woke(n) up, or dialectal use of woke (past participle of wake, see Etymology 2 below). The sense of being aware of social injustice dates to at least the 1930s. Head templates: {{en-adj|-|more|er}} woke (not generally comparable, comparative more woke or woker, superlative most woke or wokest)
  1. (dialect, African-American Vernacular or slang) Awake: conscious and not asleep. Tags: dialectal, not-comparable, usually Synonyms: awake
    Sense id: en-woke-en-adj-uGlvk9cV Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 29 17 10 27 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 14 27 15 27 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 13 28 15 26 17
  2. (originally African-American Vernacular, slang) Alert, aware of what is going on, or well-informed, especially in racial and other social justice issues. Tags: not-comparable, slang, usually Categories (topical): Leftism, Social justice Synonyms: vigilant Translations (alert of what is happening): يَقِظ (yaqiẓ) (Arabic), نَبِه (nabih) (Arabic), tiedostava (Finnish), au fait (French), ყურადღებიანი (q̇uradɣebiani) (Georgian), ფხიზელი (pxizeli) (Georgian), aufmerksam (German), wachsam (German), נֵעוֹר (ne'ór) [masculine] (Hebrew), éber (Hungarian), jól értesült (Hungarian), felvilágosult (Hungarian), tájékozott (Hungarian), aroā (Maori), arowā (Maori), ligado (Portuguese), budan [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), svjestan [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), osviješten [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), alerta (Spanish), upplyst (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-woke-en-adj-Ip2jZxru Disambiguation of Leftism: 9 30 19 16 26 0 0 Disambiguation of Social justice: 4 25 30 8 33 0 0 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 29 17 10 27 1 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 37 12 15 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 7 13 8 9 10 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 2 10 9 1 6 10 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 12 8 7 11 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 12 11 1 7 12 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 16 33 16 17 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 18 40 13 14 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 34 14 19 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 34 15 18 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 34 14 19 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 14 27 15 27 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 35 14 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 15 32 16 18 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 11 33 14 25 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 16 35 13 18 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 16 33 16 18 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 32 14 24 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 13 28 15 26 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 33 14 18 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 33 16 18 18 Disambiguation of 'alert of what is happening': 10 86 5
  3. (by extension, politics, slang, often derogatory) Holding progressive views or attitudes, principally with regard to social justice. Tags: broadly, derogatory, not-comparable, often, slang, usually Categories (topical): Politics, Leftism, Social justice Synonyms: politically correct, right-on Translations (politically correct; stereotypically leftist): politisk korrekt (Danish), woke (Dutch), politiquement correct (French), ვოუქი (vouki) (Georgian), politisch korrekt (German), ポリコレ (Japanese), lacrador [masculine] (Portuguese), lacradora [feminine] (Portuguese), progre (Spanish), woke (Swedish), PK (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-woke-en-adj-en:left_wing Disambiguation of Leftism: 9 30 19 16 26 0 0 Disambiguation of Social justice: 4 25 30 8 33 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 29 17 10 27 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 14 27 15 27 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 13 28 15 26 17 Topics: government, politics Disambiguation of 'politically correct; stereotypically leftist': 6 23 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /wəʊk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /woʊk/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-woke.ogg Forms: wokes [plural]
enPR: wōk Rhymes: -əʊk Etymology: Shortened from woken or woke(n) up, or dialectal use of woke (past participle of wake, see Etymology 2 below). The sense of being aware of social injustice dates to at least the 1930s. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} woke (countable and uncountable, plural wokes)
  1. (countable, slang, often derogatory) A person who is woke (holding progressive views or attitudes). Tags: countable, derogatory, often, slang Categories (topical): Leftism
    Sense id: en-woke-en-noun-sjCDUzZG Disambiguation of Leftism: 9 30 19 16 26 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 29 17 10 27 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 14 27 15 27 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 13 28 15 26 17
  2. (uncountable, slang, derogatory) A progressive ideology, in particular with regards to social justice. Tags: derogatory, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Leftism, Social justice
    Sense id: en-woke-en-noun-nubu41ta Disambiguation of Leftism: 9 30 19 16 26 0 0 Disambiguation of Social justice: 4 25 30 8 33 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 29 17 10 27 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 12 8 7 11 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 12 11 1 7 12 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 14 27 15 27 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 13 28 15 26 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /wəʊk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /woʊk/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-woke.ogg
enPR: wōk Rhymes: -əʊk Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} woke
  1. simple past of wake Tags: form-of, past Form of: wake
    Sense id: en-woke-en-verb-UeTRx~E5
  2. (now colloquial or dialectal) past participle of wake Tags: colloquial, dialectal, form-of, participle, past Form of: wake
    Sense id: en-woke-en-verb-dnaP11xL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1942, J. Saunders Redding, Negro Digest, volume 01:",
          "text": "Waking up is a damn sight harder than going to sleep, but we’ll stay woke up longer.",
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          "ref": "1962 May 20, William Melvin Kelley, “If You’re Woke You Dig It”, in The New York Times, page 45:",
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          "ref": "1972, Barry Beckham, Garvey Lives!:",
          "text": "I been sleeping all my life. And now that Mr. Garvey done woke me up, I’m gon stay woke. And I’m gon help him wake up other black folk.",
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        {
          "ref": "2008, Erykah Badu (lyrics and music), “Master Teacher”, in New Amerykah Part One (4th World War):",
          "text": "What if there was no niccas / Only master teachers? / I stay woke (dreams dreams)",
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          "text": "For I’m afraid the demise of woke won’t be like the end of toothbrush moustaches, indie folk music or any other temporary behaviour supercharged by the whims of the young and the hip, then dropped without consequence.",
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