wokeist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈwoː.kist/ (India)
- /ˈwɐʉ.kɪst/ (Australia)
- /ˈwɐʉ.kəst/ (New-Zealand)
- wōʹk(ĭ)st
- /ˈwəʉ.kɪst/ (Australia)
- /ˈwoʊ.kɪst/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈwəʊ.kɪst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈwo.kɪst/ (Scotland)
- /-kəst/ weak vowel merger
Etymology
From woke + -ist.
Meanings
-
(derogatory) A proponent of wokeism or woke ideals.
If you don't know Owen Jones, as I once told him, he's the 'grand poobah of wokeists' (which to his credit he laughed at).
2021, Geoff Norcott, Where Did I Go Right?: How the Left Lost Me:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wokist | alternative | lexicographic | |
| wokeists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |