woke · adjective, noun1
Shortened from woken or woken up, or derived from dialectal use of woke (past participle of wake). The sense of being aware of social injustice dates to at least the 1930s. The derogatory use has been most commonly used as of the 2020s.
woke · verb2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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