Phrase guide

get woke, go broke

proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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proverb

Meaning 1

Businesses that focus on social activism to align themselves with social justice are liable to lose customers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, neologism

Topics: government, politics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: go fash, lose cash

History

Etymology

Attributed to American author John Ringo.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: éveillé mais fauché — businesses that attempt to align themselves with social justice causes are liable to lose customers
  • French: devenez éveillé et soyez fauché — businesses that attempt to align themselves with social justice causes are liable to lose customers
  • French: trop de politiquement correct c'est économiquement incorrect — businesses that attempt to align themselves with social justice causes are liable to lose customers
  • Italian: fai il risvegliato e sei rovinato — businesses that attempt to align themselves with social justice causes are liable to lose customers
  • Portuguese: quem lacra não lucra — businesses that attempt to align themselves with social justice causes are liable to lose customers
  • Spanish: hazte progre hazte pobre — businesses that attempt to align themselves with social justice causes are liable to lose customers
  • Spanish: hazte progre y vuélvete pobre — businesses that attempt to align themselves with social justice causes are liable to lose customers
  • Spanish: ponte pobre hazte pobre — businesses that attempt to align themselves with social justice causes are liable to lose customers