content warning

[ kon-tent wawr-ning ]

noun

1. a stated warning that the content of the immediately following text, video, etc., may upset or offend some people: : CW

   Gee, thanks for the content warning for snakes, but it didn’t stop me from seeing those pictures on my Instagram timeline.

Word History and Origins

Origin of content warning¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

X is asking users who regularly post adult content to adjust their media settings to place all their images and videos behind a content warning.

From Seattle Times

The new video game Content Warning pushes that do-anything-for-fame premise to a madly meta extreme.

From New York Times

Content Warning has quickly become one of the year’s biggest horror games, a surprise hit from the Swedish studio Landfall, which is known for other silly, ragdoll-physics-based titles like Totally Accurate Battle Simulator.

From New York Times

Both Content Warning and the similarly successful Lethal Company benefit from proximity chat, which lets players communicate only when they are physically nearby within the game.

From New York Times

But an added camera function elevates Content Warning, motivating players to make life-threatening decisions that they will later watch via a television in their communal home.

From New York Times