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whataboutists

whataboutists is the plural of whataboutist.

Meaning of whataboutist

Noun

whataboutist (plural whataboutists)

  1. One who uses whataboutism.
    • But for the charge to really stick they have three options, none of which whataboutists usually take the trouble to perform: condemn both Mr. Obama and Mr. Trump for meeting with dictators, praise both Mr. Obama and Mr. Trump, or show how the cases are in some significant way different so that Mr....2018 July 19, Ben Yagoda, “One Cheer for Whataboutism”, in The New York Times

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Questions about whataboutists

What is whataboutists the plural of?
Whataboutists is the plural of whataboutist.

Words near whataboutists in the dictionary

  1. whatabouteries
  2. whataboutery
  3. whataboutism
  4. whataboutisms
  5. whataboutist
  6. whataboutists
  7. whatabouts
  8. whatagwan
  9. whatcha
  10. whatcha know good
  11. whatchacallem

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