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wokeness

/ˈwəʊk.nəs/ UK
/ˈwoʊk.nəs/ US
/ˈwoʊk.nɪs/ US
/ˈwoʊk.nɛs/ US
/ˈwoʊk.nəs/ Canada
/ˈwɐʉk.nəs/ New Zealand

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From woke + -ness.

noun

derogatory, slang, sometimes, uncountable The quality or state of being woke. Faux wokeness is the act of identifying yourself as an ally to people of color, but supporting color-blind, savior, or colonialistic approaches to activism. Faux wokeness ignores the intersectional, systemic, and institutional functions of racism.

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noun quality or state of being woke

Português	lacração
Français	wokisme
Deutsch	(politisch) wach, woke, links-wokisch

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@misc{wokeness_2026,
  title = {wokeness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wokeness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}