Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez coined the term 'woke one' on August 9th.

Posted by Louder with Crowder, Oct 5, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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Louder with CrowderOct 5, 2026

The claim that Ocasio-Cortez coined 'woke one' is contradicted by the sources, which attribute the phrase to New York City Council member Chi Ossé, whose May 2026 post used it first. Ocasio-Cortez repeated the phrase in her August 9, 2026 ABC interview, but the record does not show she originated it.

What was said

… Would you join forces with them if they agreed with you on X issue? Comment below, because the answer for some, and I would say too many, is yes. In case you've forgotten, August 9th, AOC officially coined that term, "woke one," and that means there is, or at least the inference, a "woke two." They're just going to try and hide it. My understanding is that is that Francesca Hong has made clear her present stances to yeah, she's moved away from it, right? …

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What we found

Contradicts. The New York Times reports that Ocasio-Cortez was 'borrowing the phrase from a New York City Council member, Chi Ossé,' which directly contradicts the claim that she coined it.[1]

Contradicts. TechTimes states that 'the phrase did not originate with Ocasio-Cortez' and that it began in May 2026 with Chi Ossé's post reading 'Woke 1 was crazyyyy.'[2]

Contradicts. The USA Today column and a Substack analysis both attribute the 'Woke 1 was crazy' saying to Ossé, with Ocasio-Cortez citing it on the August 9 ABC interview.[3][4]

Supports. Ocasio-Cortez did use the phrase 'Woke 1 was crazy' on ABC's This Week on August 9, 2026, so the August 9 date is accurate for her use of the phrase, not for its origin.[5][6]

Context. The post's own passage describes the phrase as 'AOC officially coined that term' on August 9th, while the sources treat the August 9 interview as the date she repeated a phrase already in use.