sealion
/ˈsiːlaɪən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To intrude on a conversation with probing questions in an attempt to engage in unwanted debate, usually disingenuously as a form of harassment or trolling.
Derogatory
noun
Alternative form of sea lion.
Example Sentences
- "There, Peggy speaks for every angry marginalised person who’s ever been sealioned or tone-policed in a disagreement."
- "The purpose of sealioning never to actually learn or become more informed."
- "I can attest to reactionary right-wing trolls being the black belt masters of Internet pile-ons, or as Wondermark has indelibly dubbed the practice, “sealioning.”"
- "Popular definitions of harassment also extend to “sealioning” — a recently coined term based on an Internet comic, “The Terrible Sea Lion” — which seems to mean little more than unwelcome attempts to engage someone in debate."
- "Randi's list is a key reason I've been able to continue to use Twitter, as it prevents relentless ideological sealions from crowding my mentions."