Woke: This incorrect tense of “awake” is used in the phrase “stay woke” as well as to describe whether someone is paying attention to political and social events or aware of certain truths. For example, a man conscious of the glass ceiling and gender pay gap for women is “woke.” “Get woke” can be used as an admonishment for someone who is ignorant and needs to educate himself properly about a topic.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
When it comes to keeping up with millennial slang, the struggle is real. Here are 24 words and phrases that you might need defined.
