sealion

Meaning

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.

Translations

lleó marí

Seelöwe

lion de mer

leone marino

zeeleeuwe

leão-marinho

león marino

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsiːlaɪən/

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.