woke
- adjective
- /woʊk/
- Archaic
:
despierto
- Despite working all night, he was woke and ready to start the day by breakfast.
Examples
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I realized I was woke right after I heard the birds singing outside my window.
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After staying up late, I finally felt woke when the sun started shining in the morning.
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And you know, believe me, there are things that the woke could find to hate about him.
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Any tolerance of these woke warriors will soon be just a distant memory.
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Any tolerance of these woke warriors will soon be just a distant memory.
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Yeah, bow and lie are both pronounced woke in the singular.
Synonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
An insulting phrase for strong social justice ideas seen as spreading online and changing people's views
- Offensive
A group of people who quickly and strongly criticise others online for social or political views
- Offensive
An event where people focus on social justice causes more than art or sport
- Offensive
A person who insists their social justice views are the only right ones
How Awake
Surface Forms
Etymology
Woke as 'awake' comes from the old verb wake, which means 'to stop sleeping', so in older or regional English woke simply describes someone who is 'not asleep'.