sealioning

English

Verb

sealioning

  1. present participle and gerund of sealion
    Alternative form: sea lioning

Noun

sealioning (uncountable)

  1. 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.

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