Sealioning 

Sealioning is a term used to identify trolls who request citations when citations weren't necessary. It is akin to the meme of a child asking "Why?" after everything you say -- not even because they want to know, but as a bad faith way of faking interest while actually just trying to exhaust another person.

For example, "Sealioning" itself has been Sealioned with bad faith "definitions" attempting to change the meaning of the word to benefit online trolls.

Person 1: The sun rises in the east.
Person 2: Can you provide a link to your claims?
Person 1: Don't be sealioning me, you can look it up yourself!

Sealioning by the modhatter January 5, 2023

coach sealy 

a really fast black dude who always wears a bluetooth and is straight off the streets of ethiopia.

can run over 9000 miles in under 6 minutes and always wears hip glasses like a boss. also does not prefer shirts or anything that has calories. Has hundreds of "sons".Even the girls are sons.

"YOU GUYS SUCK! STOP SCREWIN' AROUN'"!
-Coach Sealy

coach sealy by Rinus Ree November 3, 2011

Sealand

A real country. Also a literal rock. Not to be confused with Seaworld.

Person A: I'm visiting Sealand next month!
Person B: That's not a place.
Person A: Yes it is, you uneducated idiot.

Sealand by eggwastaken March 7, 2020

Club sandwiches, not seals 

The phrase one would say to get others to save seals, but in a way, be funny about it.

Seal Lover: "Club sandwiches, not seals!"

Person: "He's right, we should save the seals!"

Club sandwiches, not seals by Aiexxx January 5, 2009

Sealioning 

Akin to playing Devil's Advocate, but worse. Whereas, on occasion, someone playing Devil's Advocate can actually help someone sharpen arguments and make them better, Sealioning amounts to the meme of the little kid replying to every answer with, "Why?" The Sealion has NO interest in hearing any other side, OR of making substantial arguments of its own side. A Sealion will often make empirically ridiculous arguments in the hopes of getting blocked online, which they incorrectly define as "owning" the person who blocked them. In fact, on social media, if you check the Sealion's replies, they're often cut-and-paste replies, frequently 100% unrelated to the topic. The sole purpose is to suppress the free speech of actual people who might thwart the success of disinformation campaigns.

"Did that fan of Killer Kyle Rittenhouse actually repeat that old 'I bet you didn't even watch the trial' propaganda?"
"Of course. So I had to remind him that yes, in fact, I did watch the trial, and Killer Kyle never denied murdering those people. He admitted that the person who assaulted those peaceful protesters was him. He admitted that they used their Stand Your Ground rights to defend themselves against his threats. He admitted that he shot at them --"
"Why do you even bother? They're clearly just Sealioning you."
"Of course -- which is a form of bullying, and letting bullies get away with bullying leaves people with the impression that the bullies were actually right, and we can't let that happen.

Sealioning by the modhatter April 14, 2023

Sealioning 

Trolling, which trolls call "Trying to engage in a controversial yet civil debate and requesting evidence from someone who refuses to provide such evidence to back up their claims." In short, sealioning is a form of censorship, in which case the trolls aim to exhaust free speech -- and if people block the toxic trolls, said trolls will just open up new accounts in the hope of making people be silent.

Used to accurately describe trolls who "request evidence" of things that any SINCERE person could just Google themselves, if they SINCERELY wanted to know anything. But this is simply not their true intent. They have been trained to exhaust any actual civil debate by popping up like a loud sea lion to frustrate and annoy people into not talking about things which offend said sealions.

"Sealioning" as a term is used to point out trolls' dishonesty by putting the blame where it belongs, on the one troll who tries to shout down SINCERE conversations by calling their trolling "debate."

Troll A : Can you give me a link to a study or article that validates your claim ?
Person A : Do you really need a study that validates my statement that water is wet? This sealioning is appallingly pathetic.
Person B : I have touched water, and it is indeed wet.
Troll A : Prove it !
Every rational person: Why do you feel it necessary to spend so much of your life sealioning? All you're doing is proving that no amount of "evidence" can sway you.

Sealioning by the modhatter June 3, 2023

Sealing 

As with planking, sealing refers to the act of spontaneously and often inconveniently laying on the ground. However, when sealing, one must support their upper body on straight arms, and look to the sky.

Did you see Nanea and Colton sealing in the crosswalk the other day?

Sealing by Tribert November 13, 2011