Pronunciation: /wəʊk.fɪʃ.ɪŋ/
noun a term used to describe someone who pretends to be more socially aware or 'woke' than they actually are in order to attract others
A1 I heard about wokefishing but I'm not sure what it means.
A2 She was upset when she found out he was wokefishing her.
B1 Wokefishing is when someone pretends to be socially aware to impress others.
B2 The trend of wokefishing has become more prevalent in online dating.
C1 Some people use wokefishing as a way to manipulate and deceive others.
C2 It's important to be cautious of wokefishing behavior in relationships.
verb to engage in the act of wokefishing
A1 He wokefished her by pretending to be interested in hiking, even though he hated it.
A2 She realized he was wokefishing when he started talking about feminism but couldn't name a single feminist author.
B1 The influencer was accused of wokefishing after posting about environmental issues but continuing to promote fast fashion brands.
B2 Many people are tired of being wokefished by politicians who only pretend to care about social justice for votes.
C1 The celebrity's wokefishing was exposed when old tweets surfaced showing their true beliefs.
C2 Companies are now being called out for wokefishing by consumers who demand genuine social responsibility.
formal The practice of wokefishing, where someone pretends to hold progressive views to attract potential romantic partners, is becoming more common in online dating.
informal I can't believe he was wokefishing me the whole time we were talking!
slang She's such a wokefish, always posting about social justice but never actually doing anything to help.
figurative Wokefishing is like putting on a mask to hide your true beliefs just to fit in with a certain crowd.
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