Woke is a term originating in the United States which originally meant to be alert to racial prejudice and discrimination.

What does the slang word woke mean?

Waking up is a damn sight harder than going to sleep, but we'll stay woke up longer." By the mid-20th century, woke had come to mean 'well-informed' or 'aware', especially in a political or cultural sense.

What is woke in a sentence?

Woke sentence example. The sound of voices woke her. Cassie woke the next morning in the cool of dawn. ... Jenn heard Jonny's door close, and the sound woke her from her light sleep.