Sjw

"Sjw" in a Sentence (12 examples)

Don't be such a SJW.

"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.

Conservatives think I'm an SJW, and liberals think I'm a reactionary.

"Tom identifies as plural, polyamorous, enby otherkin." "Oh, that's a pretty extreme combo even for the cutting-edge SJW standards." "Come on, don't be such a fuddy-duddy!" "I don't know. It sounds very strange to me. I should probably watch more Netflix and spend more time on Mastodon to get used to such stuff. By the way, does he also identify as nudist?" "I don't think it's technically possible." "Why not? Isn't it marginalized enough?" "Because they're also an ardent member of the furry fandom. You won't often see them without a costume."

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

[name redacted], racist SJW, hates free speech. She thinks it's good when mobs of stupid left-wing racist students shout down speakers they don't like and prevent them from giving addresses they were invited to deliver.

But politically correct universities and colleges, overrun by SJW liberals and angry geeds (read uninitiated and unaffiliated members of the university who have no wish to join Greek life or support it whatsoever) want to destroy the Greek system.

Contemporary street scene New York City: […]

Some cyberfeminist activists, in particular radical feminists on Tumblr, have been labeled “Social Justice Warriors” (SJWs) and are often scrutinized by mainstream feminist movements and popular culture.

2015, Stephen LeDrew (quoting Richard Dawkins from 2014), The Evolution of Atheism: The Politics of a Modern Movement SJWs can't forgive Shakespeare for having the temerity to be white and male.

White differentiates her personal experiences as a trans woman from what she sees as the “victim mentality” of the groups she derogatorily calls “SJWs.” In contrast, she positions her own coming out and transitioning experiences in terms of the conservative ideals of individualism and personal betterment. She even says that before her transition, she was herself an SJW and adopted the victim mentality, but that through her personal experiences, she was able to take control of her life and eschew that “toxic” approach: […]

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

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.