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Meaning of whataboutery

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

whataboutery

Pronunciation:/wɒtəˈbaʊtəɹi/

noun

Definitions

  1. Protesting at hypocrisy; responding to criticism by accusing one's opponent of similar or worse faults.

  2. Protesting at inconsistency; refusing to act in one instance unless similar action is taken in other similar instances.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/whataboutery

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pot calling the kettle blackpiling onhypocrisyhypocriticalnesshypocriticalitymomismblameshiftinginteraccusation