Definition of SEALION

sealion

Plural: sealions

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.

Noun

  • Alternative form of sea lion.
  • One who engages in sealioning.

Origin / 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

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