wokeist

woke·ist
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UK/ˈwəʊ.kɪst/Canada, US/ˈwoʊ.kɪst/Australia/ˈwəʉ.kɪst/Australia/ˈwɐʉ.kɪst/

noun

A proponent of wokeism or woke ideals.

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woker
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Meanings

nounwokeist (plural wokeists)

plural wokeists · alternative wokist

  1. derogatoryA proponent of wokeism or woke ideals.

    If you don't know Owen Jones, as I once told him, he's the 'grand poobah of wokeists' (which to his credit he laughed at).

    2021, Geoff Norcott, Where Did I Go Right?: How the Left Lost Me

    Synonyms: woker

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA proponent of wokeism or woke ideals.

Similar
woker

Origin

From woke + -ist.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

wokest (weak vowel merger)

Anagrams

koswite
Cite this entry
APA

wokeist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wokeist

MLA

“wokeist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wokeist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wokeist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wokeist.

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