Etymology

wokescold

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Today it means: A person who criticizes or shames others for being insufficiently woke, or not supporting social justice causes. Full definition →

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The story

From woke (“aware of social-justice issues”) + scold.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.