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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWoke
/woʊk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Alert to and concerned about social injustice and discrimination, especially racial and gender inequality.
"The company faced criticism for launching a purely performative woke marketing campaign."
- 1
An awareness of social and political issues, often used critically by political opponents to describe progressive orthodoxy.
"Debates surrounding the influence of woke in modern media have intensified across global cultural landscapes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originally derived from African American Vernacular English (AAVE) in the mid-20th century, meaning to remain alert to racial prejudice and discrimination. In the late 2010s, it evolved into a broader global sociopolitical term encompassing awareness of marginalized social groups, frequently entering other languages like Korean through transliteration as a contested ideological framework.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Woke" is said worldwide
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progressiste
Transliteration: progʁɛs.ist
"Le débat sur les idées progressistes divise l'opinion publique."
woke
Transliteration: woʊk
"Die Diskussion über eine wokes Bewusstsein prägt die moderne Kultur."
progressista
Transliteration: pro.ɡreʃˈʃi.sta
"I temi legati alla cultura progressista sono molto dibattuti."
progre
Transliteration: ˈpɾo.ɡɾe
"El término woke se utiliza frecuentemente en los debates políticos actuales."
progressista
Transliteration: pɾo.ɡɾeˈsiʃ.tɐ
"A discussão sobre a cultura progressista ganhou espaço na mídia."
प्रगतिशील
Transliteration: pragatishil
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"सामाजिक मुद्दों के प्रति प्रगतिशील होना आज की जरूरत है।"
觉醒
Transliteration: juéxǐng
Script: 中文汉字
"觉醒文化在西方社会引发了广泛的讨论。"
우크
Transliteration: wokeu
Script: 한국어 한글
"최근 대중문화에서 우크 프레임에 대한 논쟁이 뜨겁다."
ウォーク
Transliteration: wōku
Script: 日本語
"現代のメディアにおいてウォーク文化の影響力が議論されている。"
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