sealion
/ˈsiːlaɪən/verb, noun
sealion is spelled S-E-A-L-I-O-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory verb, sealion means “To intrude on a conversation with probing questions in an attempt to engage in unwanted debate, usually disingenuously as a form of harassment or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sealion?
| Letters | 7: S-E-A-L-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sealion?
Sealion appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sealion?
- /ˈsiːlaɪən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-sealion.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sealion
- sealions present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- sealioning participle, present
- sealioned participle, past
- sea lion rare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sealion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
derogatoryTo intrude on a conversation with probing questions in an attempt to engage in unwanted debate, usually disingenuously as a form of harassment or trolling.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of sea lion.
- 2
derogatoryOne who engages in sealioning.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sealion come from?
The verb is from “The Terrible Sea Lion”, a 2014 strip in the webcomic Wondermark, in which a character expresses a dislike of sea lions and a passing sea lion repeatedly, intrusively asks the character to justify this.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).