woke mind virus
/ˌwoʊ̯k ˌmaɪ̯nd ˈvaɪ̯.ɹəs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Leftist, progressive, or social justice-supporting movements that are perceived by opponents to be fanatical or corrupting society.
Derogatory; Slang
Example Sentences
- "In the fiery interview, which aired on Tuesday evening, Musk protested attempts to cancel comedian Dave Chappelle and said the “woke mind virus” is “arguably one of the biggest threats to modern civilization.”"
- ""We have made Florida the state where woke goes to die," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a recent event in Virginia. "The woke mind virus represents a war on merit. It represents a war on achievement.""
- "Musk told Peterson that Wilson’s gender transition has been the motivation for his push into conservative politics. “I vowed to destroy the woke mind virus after that, and we’re making some progress,” he said."
- "“I think we need to be very cautious about anything that is anti-meritocratic and anything that results in the suppression of free speech,” Musk said to Maher. “So those are two of the aspects of the ‘woke mind virus’ that I think are very dangerous…. you can’t question things, even the questioning is bad. Almost synonymous would be cancel culture. And obviously people have tried to cancel you many times.”"
- "What’s interesting, when you look past all the hysterical bullshit about brown people and trans kids and the imaginary woke mind virus, is that Hanson’s new converts in Farrer and South Australia are angry about the same shit as everyone else, whether that’s a Lebanese-Australian bricklayer in Claymore, an Indian dental nurse in Ipswich, or some lentil-muffin-eating, lumpy-jumper-wearing goat yoga enthusiast in Teal Town."
Etymology
From the derogatory sense of woke (“politically correct”) + mind virus. Popularized, and perhaps coined, by American businessman Elon Musk on Twitter in 2021.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌwoʊ̯k ˌmaɪ̯nd ˈvaɪ̯.ɹəs/
- British English: /ˌwəʊ̯k ˌmaɪ̯nd ˈvaɪ̯.ɹəs/