wokeling movement
- noun
- /ˈwoʊkəlɪŋ ˈmuːvmənt/
- Offensive
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movimiento wokista
- Some politicians accused the wokeling movement of stifling free speech.
Examples
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Their organization joined the wokeling movement to campaign for climate justice.
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Many criticize the wokeling movement for being too extreme.
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Critics dismiss the reforms as just another victory for the wokeling movement.
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The wokeling movement has gained traction on social media.
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Many people view the wokeling movement as a trend that lacks genuine commitment to social issues.
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The wokeling movement has sparked debates about the effectiveness of online activism.
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Critics often label the wokeling movement as performative rather than substantive.
Synonyms
A group of people who quickly and strongly criticise others online for social or political views
Antonyms
How Radical
Surface Forms
Morphology
wokeling + movement
The compound is partly compositional: 'movement' (a group pursuing shared goals) is transparent, and 'wokeling' is analyzable as derived from the slang adjective 'woke' plus the agentive/diminutive suffix '-ling', so a learner could infer it refers to people associated with 'woke' causes. However, 'woke' and the pejorative/ironic nuance of '-ling' are slang and culture-bound, and the exact evaluative meaning (derogatory, mocking, or neutral) is not fully predictable without exposure. For these reasons the expression is partially but not fully transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Wokeling movement comes from the word woke, which first meant 'awake' to social wrongs, plus the ending -ling that makes something sound small or weak. The picture is of small, showy activists, so the phrase is used for groups who campaign for progressive causes but are often seen as overly idealistic or 'performative'.