wokery
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
wokery (uncountable)
- (neologism, derogatory, chiefly UK) The opinions, actions, and behaviours associated with wokeism or wokeist ideologies.
- Synonym: wokeism
- 2023 October 29, Matthew Lynn, “It will take Unilever a long time to shed its woke nonsense”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph[1], London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-11-05:
- The backlash against corporate wokery is well under way. Victoria's Secret earlier this month rowed back on the diversity agenda after profits fell and it worked out that its typical customer just wants to look slim and attractive.
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
wokery (plural wokeries)
- (US) A restaurant serving (especially Cantonese) food cooked in a wok.
- 2007, Elisa Zied, Ruth Winter, Feed Your Family Right: How to Make Smart Food and Fitness Choices for a Healthy Lifestyle, Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., →ISBN, page 155:
- Tempted by supermarket takeout? A vast array of ready-to-eat meals from wokeries, wood-burning ovens, and sushi bars, and ready-to-cook foods like marinated meats and vegetables are increasingly offered at supermarkets and specialty food markets across the country to provide timestarved families with delicious meals that save them valuable kitchen time.
References[edit]
- “wokery, n.1”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. - “wokery, n.2”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
