Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whataboutist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: whataboutist
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to whataboutism.

noun

One who uses whataboutism.

Example Sentences

"Similarly, in response to being told off for the state of her room, one child’s whataboutist reply will be to say: “But what about my brother’s room? His is worse.”"
"But for the charge to really stick they have three options, none of which whataboutists usually take the trouble to perform: condemn both Mr. Obama and Mr. Trump for meeting with dictators, praise both Mr. Obama and Mr. Trump, or show how the cases are in some significant way different so that Mr. Obama deserves praise while Mr. Trump does not."

Etymology

From what about + -ist, see whataboutism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: what about

Inflected Forms

more whataboutist (comparative) most whataboutist (superlative) whataboutists (plural)

Questions

What does whataboutist mean?: Of or pertaining to whataboutism.
Where does whataboutist come from?: From what about + -ist, see whataboutism.

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