(internet slang, pejorative) 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.
(internet slang, pejorative) 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.
“Anything worse than a scold it's a sealion”
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Viral internet speak — memes, ratios, main-character moments, and the algospeak of every platform from Twitter to Reddit to TikTok comment sections.
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(Internet slang, derogatory) A sealion; one who engages in sealioning.
A pinniped of most genera in the family (the eared seals).
(US, slang, historical) A steamer transporting cattle from the ports of Texas.
(heraldiccharge) A monster consisting of the upper part of a lion combined with the tail of a fish (a lion marined).
This whole thread made you look like a sealion. It doesn’t make you look good at all. Even a little bit!
“This whole thread made you look like a sealion. It doesn’t make you look good at all. Even a little bit!”
““Just asking questions “ #Farage #Sealioning en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealion...”
“You didn’t “sealion” or hurt anyone”
“"Can i request evidence of me being a sealion?"”
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(internet slang, pejorative) One who engages in sealioning.
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.
"sealion" means: One who engages in sealioning.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
"sealion" means: One who engages in sealioning.. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“Imma gonna go ahead and block TexasSkeleton as a bad faith sealion, but thank you for engaging with them!”
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