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noun
A progressive or leftist political or social movement or attitude, especially toward social justice issues, or the effects of such a movement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, usually
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noun
Media or political discourse displaying or commenting on woke stances toward social justice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: capitalized, often
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History
Blend of woke (“holding left-wing views toward social justice”) + awakening, influenced by Great Awakening, any of several periods of religious revival in the United States. Attested from the 2010s.
