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    [Adjective]  | "woke" | \ ˈwōk \


    1: aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice) —often used in contexts that suggest someone's expressed beliefs about such matters are not backed with genuine concern or action

    2: reflecting the attitudes of woke people

    3: politically liberal or progressive (as in matters of racial and social justice) especially in a way that is considered unreasonable or extreme


    Origin: 1924 ;

     From past participle of {see: |wake:1|wake:1};

    [Verb]  | "wake" | \ ˈwāk \


    1: to be or remain awake

    2: to remain awake on watch especially over a corpse

    3: to stay up late in revelry


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Partly from Middle English waken (past wook, past participle waken), from Old English wacan to awake (past wōc, past participle wacen); partly from Middle English wakien, waken (past & past participle waked), from Old English wacian to be awake (past wacode, past participle wacod); akin to Old English wæccan to watch, Latin vegēre to enliven;

    [Verb]  | "wake up" 


    1: awake, wake: such as

    2: to cease sleeping : to become awake

    3: to rouse (a person or animal) from or as if from sleep


    Origin: 1767 ;

    [Verb]  | "woke" 


    1: to cause to stop sleeping;


      * e.g., " ... my banging around in the kitchen woke my wife "





    2: to cease to be asleep;


      * e.g., " ... I woke with a start when the door slammed "



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    3: to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk;


      * e.g., " ... a public service announcement designed to wake people to the dangers of aggressive driving "



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    [Verb]  | "woken" 


    1: to cause to stop sleeping;


      * e.g., " ... my banging around in the kitchen woke my wife "





    2: to cease to be asleep;


      * e.g., " ... I woke with a start when the door slammed "



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    3: to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk;


      * e.g., " ... a public service announcement designed to wake people to the dangers of aggressive driving "



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    [Verb]  | "wake" 


    1: to cause to stop sleeping;


      * e.g., " ... my banging around in the kitchen woke my wife "



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    •  lull





    2: to cease to be asleep;


      * e.g., " ... I woke with a start when the door slammed "



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    3: to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk;


      * e.g., " ... a public service announcement designed to wake people to the dangers of aggressive driving "



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    [Verb]  | "woke (up)" 


    1: as in raised, awakened;




     [ "woke" ]

    1: Today there is a new definition of "woke". You might have woke your dog up when you opened that bag of chips, but he is not "woke" as it applies today. To be "woke" means you're now informed of things you did not know. You are not "in the dark" about other societies and cultures whose past has been edited and censored to make you think it wasn't as bad as it actually was.

      * e.g.,  ... You might consider yourself to be woke, but you could probably still learn a thing or two. 

     [ "woke" ]

    1: Being "woke" means to "be paying the fuck attention to what's going on, because if you don't, you'll get fucked over and left behind". Also, "get your fucking head out of the fucking sand, you fucking lame idiot. Life isn't all about getting high and getting laid. WAKE THE FUCK UP!!!"

      * e.g.,  ... You better get woke, because before you know it, we'll all be speaking some bastardized form of Russian. 

     [ "woke" ]

    1: Old Definition: Awareness of our issues. New Definition: Fake awareness of issues that don't exist, Mainly used politically. Or A left-leaning ideologist with a close-minded character. History: The term 'woke' was used by the Black community to spread awareness of the issues they've been facing, but ever since politicians starting using it, its lost real meaning, pretty much silencing the voice of the oppressed. It was first used by the social liberals as a political movement, but has also manage to fool its opponent who's also adapted to newer term.

      * e.g.,  ... Old meaning Ex: You need to wake up, stay woke about the issues America is facing. New Meaning Ex: Hey let's spread awareness of how offensive it is to be called by gender pronouns! 

     [ "woke" ]

    1: Describes a state of being in which you generally question common paradigms. The word denotes that a person has a desire to research his positions on most issues before espousing ideas that are accepted. Intrinsic to the state of being woke is that you fight against systems of indoctrination such as religion, education system, racism, nutrition, etc...

      * e.g.,  ... I need a girl that is woke so she can help me keep my diet on point. 

     [ "woke" ]

    1: being aware of the social. and political environments regarding all demographics and socio-economic standings.

      * e.g.,  ... After seeing that someone is completely clueless to the latest political mess: 

     [ "woke" ]

    1: Woke means politically aware. Muhammad Ali was woke, but Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods were not. Woke people are in Black Live Matter, the Green Movement, etc. They fight the system of oppression and are aware of all of its forms.

      * e.g.,  ... Rachel Maddow is woke. 

     [ "woke" ]

    1: The act of being aWOKE to society and the world. -you're into controversial topics

      * e.g.,  ... "OMG, Danny is so woke, we just had the best conversation on Michelle Obama's recent speech." 


     [ "woke" ]

    2: -possibly a feminist or support LGBT rights


     [ "woke" ]

    3: -you are open minded


     [ "woke" ]

    4: -respectful

     [ "woke" ]

    1: The peculiar state in which a person is able to grasp certain ideals, while not yet being able to live up to them. The unconscious tension often leads to the characteristic nuisance of being judgmental towards other who apparently live up to these ideals even less.

      * e.g.,  ... Woke Person: "Dude, have you seen those fat SUVs? They really don't car about the environment." Dude: "Ah comon bro, stop acting so woke." Woke Person: "You're right. I should find dignity in my own path instead of judging others." 

     [ "woke" ]

    1: /wōk/ informal • US (adj.) A state of awareness only

      * e.g.,  ... wokeness is divisive, exclusionary, and hateful. 


     [ "woke" ]

    2: achieved by those dumb enough


     [ "woke" ]

    3: to find injustice in everything


     [ "woke" ]

    4: except their own behavior.

     [ "woke" ]

    1: The act of being very pretentious about how much you care about a social issue

      * e.g.,  ... Yeah most people don't care about parking spaces for families with disabled pets. I wish they were woke like me. 

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