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wokeling

noun

Etymology

From woke + -ling. Alternatively a blend of woke + weakling.

Definitions

  1. A proponent of social-justice causes or beliefs.

    • But the fact that the publishing industry, arguably the last bastion of free speech, has also been infiltrated by these blinkered little wokelings sends a shiver down the spine.
    • I listened to that inarticulate tripe, wishing that the BBC still employed rigorous journalists instead of 'wokelings' who are afraid to question anything for fear of seeming sexist or racist.

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