someone who engages in seaWHALING a NOT SO subtle form of trolling involving "bad-faith" questions. You disingenuously frame your conversation as a sincere request to be enlightened, placing the burden of educating you entirely on the other party. If your bait is successful, the other party may engage, painstakingly laying out their logic and evidence in the false hope of helping someone learn. In fact you are attempting to harass or waste the time of the other party, and have no intention of truly entertaining their point of view. Instead, you react to each piece of information by misinterpreting it or requesting further clarification, ad nauseum. The name "sea-lioning" comes from a Wondermark comic strip.
that person keeps derailing the discussion jeez, what a seawhale
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I spent five minutes asking polite questions, sealioning him into hours of writing until he got exasperated and told me to fuck off.
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I spent five minutes asking polite questions, sealioning him into hours of writing until he got exasperated and told me to fuck off.
by sunflower123124 October 3, 2020
Get the seawhale mug.the (misspelled) nickname for a south-african politician whose real name is Mosima Gabriel Sexwale. he got the nickname 'tokyo' because of his childhood love of karate.
there have been many individuals/ groups that have used this moniker including several somewhat popular bands, and even a record label.
there have been many individuals/ groups that have used this moniker including several somewhat popular bands, and even a record label.
Did you hear Mosima Sexwale's speech today? Yeah, I heard Tokyo Sexwhale speak, and I think his message really hits home?
Tokyo Sexwhale really rocked last night!
Tokyo Sexwhale really rocked last night!
by dr spaghetti envelope January 5, 2010
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It is a word without any true definition. It can be used in any situation to render another persons argument invalid.
person 1: "...so therefore my point is clearly more logical!"
person 2: "Sexwhale."
person 1: "....ok, you win."
It can also be used as an action, eg: sexwhaling, when you are in the action of disproving someones point through pure non-logic.
person 2: "Sexwhale."
person 1: "....ok, you win."
It can also be used as an action, eg: sexwhaling, when you are in the action of disproving someones point through pure non-logic.
by Hitode October 22, 2011
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