English Explanatory Dictionary

sealion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. 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.
noun
  1. Alternative form of sea lion.
  2. One who engages in sealioning.

Pronunciation

/ˈsiːlaɪən/ En-au-sealion.ogg

Word forms

sealion sealions sealioning sealioned sea lion

Etymology

The verb is from “The Terrible Sea Lion”, a 2014 strip in the webcomic Wondermark, in which a character expresses a dislike of sea lions and a passing sea lion repeatedly, intrusively asks the character to justify this.

Synonyms

sealioner

Derived words

sealioner
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