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wokification

wokification noun: the process of making something woke (political sense).

Noun

wokification (uncountable)

  1. The process of making something woke (political sense).
    • Despite all the intricacies of this process, I focus specifically on the gradual 'wokification' of the 2016 and 2020 Sanders campaigns. If this attention to identity issues appears to distort the purpose and overall agenda of the Sanders movement, one can only seek to explain why it played the...2022, Marc James Léger, Bernie Bros Gone Woke: Class, Identity, Neoliberalism, page 62
    • Despite these positive strides, there has been backlash against what some perceive as the "wokification" of gaming. Critics argue that inclusive games are sacrificing entertainment value for political correctness or that diversity is being “forced” into narratives at the expense of quality.2024, Louisa Ben Saïd, Angad Singh Malik, The Gender Equality Quest in Video Games, page 68

Origin of wokification

From woke + -ification.

Questions about wokification

What does wokification mean?
Wokification means the process of making something woke (political sense).
What part of speech is wokification?
Wokification is a noun.

Words near wokification in the dictionary

  1. wokewashing
  2. Wokey Hole
  3. Wokha
  4. wokie
  5. wokies
  6. wokification
  7. wokified
  8. wokifies
  9. wokify
  10. wokifying
  11. woking

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