whataboutery

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Protesting at hypocrisy; responding to criticism by accusing one's opponent of similar or worse faults. countable,derogatory,informal,uncountable
    — Criticism is stereotyped as 'civil servant bashing' or the weapon of whataboutery is unsheathed: official statements accelerate about inefficient private sector management.
  2. Protesting at inconsistency; refusing to act in one instance unless similar action is taken in other similar instances. countable,derogatory,informal,uncountable
    — They are skilled in whataboutery: the art of avoiding the issue.

词形变化

whatabouteries plural

词汇关系

相关词
whataboutism nothing-buttery what-iffery

词源

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.
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