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noun
British[mass noun] The technique or practice of responding to an accusation or difficult question by making a counter-accusation or raising a different issue.
‘all too often, well-intentioned debate descends into whataboutery’Also called whataboutism
Origin
1970s: from the way in which counter-accusations may take the form of questions introduced by ‘What about ——?’.
Pronunciation
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