"wokewash" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: wokewashes [present, singular, third-person], wokewashing [participle, present], wokewashed [participle, past], wokewashed [past]
Etymology: woke (“aware of social-justice issues”) + -wash. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|woke|wash|t1=aware of social-justice issues}} woke (“aware of social-justice issues”) + -wash Head templates: {{en-verb}} wokewash (third-person singular simple present wokewashes, present participle wokewashing, simple past and past participle wokewashed)
  1. (intransitive, derogatory) To use social justice issues as part of a marketing campaign. Tags: derogatory, intransitive Categories (topical): Leftism Related terms: wokewashing

Inflected forms

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