politisch korrekt — meaning in English
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English meaning
- woke adj Aware of and actively concerned about social injustice, especially around race.
Senses
politisch korrekt is used for these senses in English:
- politically correct (idiom, sometimes, derogatory) Sensitive to giving offense on the grounds of race, sex, etc.
- woke (originally, AAVE, slang) Alert, aware of what is going on, or well-informed, especially of racial and other social justice issues.
- woke (by extension, politics, slang, often, derogative) Holding progressive views or attitudes, principally with regard to social justice.
woke — full definition
- adj Aware of and actively concerned about social injustice, especially around race.
- adj Used critically to describe someone or something seen as overly focused on political correctness or identity politics.
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