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status quo warriors

status quo warriors is the plural of status quo warrior.

Meaning of status quo warrior

Noun

status quo warrior (plural status quo warriors)

  1. (derogatory, neologism) A person who zealously promotes or defends socially static or regressive policies; the antithesis of social justice warrior.
    • The SJW approach seems to have inspired a reaction from an equally impassioned group, the so-called “Status Quo Warriors” or SQWs [...]2019, Applying Wisdom to Contemporary World Problems, Springer International Publishing, →ISBN, Hate Begets Hate; Violence Begets Violence, page 159

Questions about status quo warriors

What is status quo warriors the plural of?
Status quo warriors is the plural of status quo warrior.

Words near status quo warriors in the dictionary

  1. status quo
  2. status quo ante
  3. status quo ante bellum
  4. status quo antes
  5. status quo warrior
  6. status quo warriors
  7. status quoism
  8. status quoist
  9. status quoists
  10. status quos
  11. status rectus

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