sealioning
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
sealioning
- present participle and gerund of sealion
- Alternative form: sea lioning
Noun[edit]
sealioning (uncountable)
- A type of trolling or harassment that consists of pursuing people with relentless requests for evidence, often tangential or previously addressed, while maintaining a pretense of civility and sincerity ("I'm just trying to have a debate"), and feigning ignorance of the subject matter, in order to wear down an opponent and incite angry responses that will discredit them.
References[edit]
- Sealioning, Merriam Webster Dictionary (2023)
- Sealioning, MacMillan Dictionary (2023)