AWFUL

See also: awful

English

Etymology

Influenced by awful.

Noun

AWFUL (plural AWFULs)

  1. (US politics, derogatory) Acronym of affluent white female urban liberal.
    Synonym: AWFL
    Hypernyms: social justice warrior, wokescold
    Coordinate term: Karen
    • 2024 April 17, @bayareahausfrau, X (formerly Twitter)‎[1] (post):
      She's AWFUL... Affluent White Female Urban Liberal.
    • [2026 January 8, Michelle Goldberg, quoting Erick Erickson, “By Killing Renee Good, ICE Sent a Message to Us All”, in The New York Times‎[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 8 January 2026:
      The conservative radio host Erick Erickson described her [Renee Good] as an “AWFUL,” or “Affluent White Female Urban Liberal.”]
    • 2026 January 19, “Hour 2 – The AWFLs” (6:04 from the start), in The Erick Erickson Show, spoken by Erick Erickson:
      Well, on January 7th, 2026 at 2:22 PM during the commercial break of this program, I tweeted, “An AWFUL,” in parentheses, “(affluent white female urban liberal) is dead after running her car into an ICE agent who opened fire on her. Progressive whites are turning violent. ICE agents have the right to defend themselves.”
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