whataboutery (English, noun)
expansion: whataboutery (countable and uncountable, plural whatabouteries)
expansion: (informal, derogatory)
Senses:
glosses: Protesting at hypocrisy; responding to criticism by accusing one's opponent of similar or worse faults.
tags: countable
derogatory
informal
uncountable
glosses: Protesting at inconsistency; refusing to act in one instance unless similar action is taken in other similar instances.
tags: countable
derogatory
informal
uncountable
Forms:
form: whatabouteries
tags: plural