"wokescold" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wokescolds [plural]
Etymology: Compound of woke (“aware of social-justice issues”) + scold. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com|en|woke|scold||||||||alt1=|alt10=|alt2=|alt3=|alt4=|alt5=|alt6=|alt7=|alt8=|alt9=|g1=|g10=|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|g6=|g7=|g8=|g9=|id1=|id10=|id2=|id3=|id4=|id5=|id6=|id7=|id8=|id9=|lang1=|lang10=|lang2=|lang3=|lang4=|lang5=|lang6=|lang7=|lang8=|lang9=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|pos1=|pos10=|pos2=|pos3=|pos4=|pos5=|pos6=|pos7=|pos8=|pos9=|t1=aware of social-justice issues|t10=|t2=|t3=|t4=|t5=|t6=|t7=|t8=|t9=|tr1=|tr10=|tr2=|tr3=|tr4=|tr5=|tr6=|tr7=|tr8=|tr9=}} woke (“aware of social-justice issues”) + scold, {{com+|en|woke|scold|t1=aware of social-justice issues}} Compound of woke (“aware of social-justice issues”) + scold Head templates: {{en-noun}} wokescold (plural wokescolds)
  1. (neologism, informal, derogatory) A person who criticizes or shames others for being insufficiently woke, or not supporting social justice causes. Tags: derogatory, informal, neologism Categories (topical): Leftism, People Synonyms: social justice warrior
    Sense id: en-wokescold-en-noun-OKDeBCbf Disambiguation of Leftism: 81 19 Disambiguation of People: 76 24 Categories (other): English neologisms, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

Verb

Forms: wokescolds [present, singular, third-person], wokescolding [participle, present], wokescolded [participle, past], wokescolded [past]
Etymology: Compound of woke (“aware of social-justice issues”) + scold. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com|en|woke|scold||||||||alt1=|alt10=|alt2=|alt3=|alt4=|alt5=|alt6=|alt7=|alt8=|alt9=|g1=|g10=|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|g6=|g7=|g8=|g9=|id1=|id10=|id2=|id3=|id4=|id5=|id6=|id7=|id8=|id9=|lang1=|lang10=|lang2=|lang3=|lang4=|lang5=|lang6=|lang7=|lang8=|lang9=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|pos1=|pos10=|pos2=|pos3=|pos4=|pos5=|pos6=|pos7=|pos8=|pos9=|t1=aware of social-justice issues|t10=|t2=|t3=|t4=|t5=|t6=|t7=|t8=|t9=|tr1=|tr10=|tr2=|tr3=|tr4=|tr5=|tr6=|tr7=|tr8=|tr9=}} woke (“aware of social-justice issues”) + scold, {{com+|en|woke|scold|t1=aware of social-justice issues}} Compound of woke (“aware of social-justice issues”) + scold Head templates: {{en-verb}} wokescold (third-person singular simple present wokescolds, present participle wokescolding, simple past and past participle wokescolded)
  1. (neologism, informal, derogatory) To aggressively chastise or berate somebody for holding insufficiently left-Liberal political or social views, or for behaving in a manner antithetical to such views. Tags: derogatory, informal, neologism
    Sense id: en-wokescold-en-verb-sH27~V9g Categories (other): English neologisms, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

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        "(neologism, informal, derogatory) To aggressively chastise or berate somebody for holding insufficiently left-Liberal political or social views, or for behaving in a manner antithetical to such views."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "informal",
        "neologism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wokescold"
}

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