woketurd piece

9.9

An insulting label for an article that pretends to support social causes but has no real ideas

noun
/ˈwoʊkˌtɜrd piːs/

Offensive

: artículo woke de mierda

Many readers dismissed the editorial as just another woketurd piece with no original insight.

Examples

He accused the magazine of publishing a woketurd piece to appeal to a certain audience.
This article is just another woketurd piece with no real analysis.
Some found her article thoughtful, while others labeled it a woketurd piece online.
Did you read that woketurd piece by the new author?
Many readers dismissed the editorial as just another woketurd piece with no original insight.
He accused the magazine of publishing a woketurd piece to appeal to a certain audience.
This article is just another woketurd piece with no real analysis.

Antonyms

substantive

Formal

88 6.3

Important and having real meaning or value

How Substantive

investigative

179 5.1

feature article

Literature

3 3.8

think piece

Literature

1 6.8

woketurd piece

Offensive

9.9

quickie article

Literature

6.7

clickbait

Literature

3 4.4

Surface Forms

wokoturd piece singular

wokoturd pieces plural

Morphology

woketurd + piece

The derogatory sense is partially inferable if a learner recognises the slang components (woke = progressive stance; turd = insulting term), so 'woketurd piece' can be interpreted as an insincerely 'woke' or worthless article. However, 'woketurd' is an informal, culture-specific blend not found in dictionaries and depends on slang and evaluative nuance, so the exact meaning and tone are not reliably predictable for an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Woketurd piece combines woke, turd, and piece into a strong image: woke means 'aware of social issues', turd is a rude word for something worthless, and piece means an article. So calling an article a woketurd piece means it looks 'woke' but is shallow or low quality.