wokeanese jargon
- noun
- /ˌwoʊkəˈniːz ˈdʒɑːrɡən/
- Jargon
:
jerga woke
- The article was filled with wokeanese jargon that left many readers confused.
Examples
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Some criticize the use of wokeanese jargon for making conversations less accessible.
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Many activists use wokeanese jargon to express their views.
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He found it hard to follow the wokeanese jargon in the online discussion.
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Can you explain what wokeanese jargon means?
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The seminar included a lot of wokeanese jargon that new attendees struggled to understand.
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Critics argue that wokeanese jargon can alienate those who are unfamiliar with social justice issues.
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Many young people favor wokeanese jargon as a way to show their commitment to progressive values.
Synonyms
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Words used by a group or job that others cannot understand
How Jargony
Surface Forms
Morphology
wokeanese + jargon
The compound pairs 'jargon' (specialized terminology) with a slang coinage 'wokeanese' that is transparently formed from 'woke' + a language-forming suffix (‑anese), so the basic idea 'the specialized language of woke people' is derivable from the parts. However, 'wokeanese' is informal, culturally loaded and may carry evaluative/pejorative nuances that require sociocultural knowledge beyond literal composition, making the overall meaning only partially predictable for a B1 learner.
Etymology
Wokeanese jargon puts woke (being 'awake' to social issues) together with the made-up language ending -anese and the word jargon to create the picture of a separate, hard-to-follow language. That's why it means the special words used in social justice talks that some people find confusing.