wokelash noun2 •A backlash against or mass rejection of wokeness, or of media, policies, etc. deemed woke or politically correct.Some centrist Democrats today say “woke” politics have gone too far and provoked the “wokelash” (causing Democrats to lose elections in 2021). — 2021 •A backlash against media, speech, etc. deemed inconsistent with social justice principles, or viewed as perpetuating unwoke or reactionary ideas.His unguarded remarks about the state of comedy inspired a huge wokelash. — 2019 formswokelashes