Meanings
wokery1
- UKderogatoryneologismuncountableThe opinions, actions, and behaviours associated with wokeism or wokeist ideologies.
The backlash against corporate wokery is well under way. Victoria's Secret earlier this month rowed back on the diversity agenda after profits fell and it worked out that its typical customer just wants to look slim and attractive.
2023 October 29, Matthew Lynn, “It will take Unilever a long time to shed its woke nonsense”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Nov 2023Synonyms: wokeism
wokery2
plural wokeries
- USA restaurant serving (especially Cantonese) food cooked in a wok.
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Tempted by supermarket takeout? A vast array of ready-to-eat meals from wokeries, wood-burning ovens, and sushi bars, and ready-to-cook foods like marinated meats and vegetables are increasingly offered at supermarkets and specialty food markets across the country to provide timestarved families with delicious meals that save them valuable kitchen time.
2007, Elisa Zied, Ruth Winter, Feed Your Family Right: How to Make Smart Food and Fitness Choices for a Healthy Lifestyle, Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., →ISBN, page 155
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe opinions, actions, and behaviours associated with wokeism or wokeist ideologies.
Origin
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wokery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wokery
“wokery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wokery. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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