Woke

/WOHK/ medium • Origin: African American Vernacular English; 20th century; politicized 2010s.

Originally awareness of social injustices; now also used politically or sarcastically.

They stayed woke on environmental issues.

socially aware,conscious

Usage ranges from praise to sarcasm.

That runway walk was a whole serve.

A purple team exercise improved overall defenses.

¡No mames! ¿En serio?

That was an aha moment during the workshop.

Who is your BTS bias?

That failure was a lesson in humility.