whataboutery
/wɒtəˈbaʊtəri/
构词拆解
-ery
后缀
- -ery
- Added to occupational etc. nouns to form other nouns meaning the "art, craft, or practice of." · Added to verbs to form nouns meaning "place of" (an art, craft, or practice).
词源说明
From what about + -ery. Originally used in describing political discourse during the Northern Ireland troubles, it has also found use in discussions of the origins of other prolonged sectarian conflicts, such as the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
释义
名词noun
- 1Protesting at hypocrisy; responding to criticism by accusing one's opponent of similar or worse faults.
- 2Protesting at inconsistency; refusing to act in one instance unless similar action is taken in other similar instances.