sealion

(Anglès)

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

1. (alt-of, alternative, uncommon) Alternative form of sea lion.
2. (Internet, derogatory) One who engages in sealioning.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈsiːlaɪən/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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.

Conceptes

lleó marí

Traduccions

Seelöwe

lion de mer

leone marino

zeeleeuwe

leão-marinho

león marino