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/ˈsiːlaɪən/ · verb
(Internet slang, derogatory) 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..
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.
Use sealion when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sealion means (Internet slang, derogatory) 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..
Common synonyms include sealioner.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There, Peggy speaks for every angry marginalised person who’s ever been sealioned or tone-policed in a disagreement.
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