wojak
Syllables: Wo·jak/ˈwoʊ.d͡ʒæk/
wojak is the alternative letter-case form of Wojak.
Noun capitalized: Wojak
Wojak (plural Wojaks)
- A melancholic character representing the powerless everyday man; or, any derived art or character in the crude line-art Wojak style.
- From the original manifestation of a wistful look to the meme of two Wojaks hugging with the tag “I know that feel bro,” he has taken on contexts in male-dominated internet spaces that signify a brotherhood of sorts.2020, Soham Gadre, “Inside the Male-Dominated Meme Hijacked by Lib-Bashing Trumpsters”, in Daily Beast
- Owing to their coarsely drawn, unyielding masculine outlines, Wojaks are especially compatible with efforts to channel aggression.2021, Jeffrey Demsky, Nazi and Holocaust Representations in Anglo-American Popular Culture, 1945–2020, page 112
Forms of wojak
| plural | wojaks |
|---|---|
| plural | Wojaks |
| alternative form | wojak |
| alternative form (humorous) | woahjack |
Origin of wojak
From the Internet meme Wojak, a cartoon drawing of a bald man with a wistful or melancholic expression. The original image was posted on vichan, a Polish imageboard, in 2009, and was later reposted to the German imageboard krautchan in 2010 by a Polish user called "wojak"; the username is from Polish wojak (“soldier; fighter”).
Words formed from wojak
Questions about wojak
- What does wojak mean?
- Wojak means a melancholic character representing the powerless everyday man; or, any derived art or character in the crude line-art Wojak style.
- What is wojak the alternative letter-case form of?
- Wojak is the alternative letter-case form of Wojak.
- What part of speech is wojak?
- Wojak is a noun.
- How do you pronounce wojak?
- Wojak is pronounced /ˈwoʊ.d͡ʒæk/.
- What is the plural of wojak?
- The plural of wojak is wojaks.
Words near wojak in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: wojak (page history and authors); Wojak (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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