Sjw

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of social justice warrior. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, derogatory, initialism

    "Excellent read […] The patronising and angst-ridden logic of old conservatives has become mainstream, leftish and 'radical'."

  2. 2
    Initialism of St. John's wort. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

    "Phototherapy in a 63-year-old man taking SJW (six pills/day) resulted in follicular edema, urticarial edema, and burning pain."

Synonyms

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wokester

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""Social justice warrior" (often shortened to SJW) is a pejorative term used on both the left and right to refer to left-wing individuals perceived as promoting or imposing their beliefs in an excessively aggressive manner."

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anti-SJW

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