wokery
noun[U]
informaldisapprovinguk/ˈwəʊ.kər.i/us/ˈwoʊ.kɚ.i/a way of referring to theactsandopinionsofpeoplewho areespeciallyawareofsocialproblemssuch asracismandinequality, used bypeoplewho do notapproveof theseactsandopinions:
警醒文化(指在种族主义和不平等等社会问题上保持警醒的态度和做法,但主要被不赞成这种文化的人使用)Auniversityhas beenattackedfor "wokery gonemad" after itadvisedstaffagainst using theterms"mother" and "father" toavoidbias.一所大学因建议教职员工不要使用“母亲”和“父亲”以避免偏见而被攻击为“发了疯的警醒文化”。
See also
wokeadjective
- Theactorlaunchedhis Londonmayoralcampaignbydescribingthecapitalas the “cathedralof wokery”.
- In hisarticlehewrotethat thePresidenthasunleashedawaveof wokery that’llenragemillions.
- Hetrolledthe "wokeryclasses" overtearingdownstatues.
- She wasaccusedof "wokery" andnaivetyby thenewspapersforquestioningthe "Rule Britannia"ideaof the UK.