Whataboutism

See also: whataboutism

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English whataboutism.

Noun

Whataboutism m or (uncommon) n (strong, genitive Whataboutisms or Whataboutism, no plural)

  1. whataboutism
    • 2022 May 16, Sabine am Orde, quoting Reinhard Merkel, “Streitgespräch zu Waffen für die Ukraine: „Keinen schlanken Fuß machen“”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, ISSN 0931-9085:
      Das ist übrigens kein Whataboutism, sondern ein Hinweis auf die Doppelzüngigkeit in unseren Debatten.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension
Declension of Whataboutism [sg-only, masculine // neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der, das Whataboutism
genitive eines des Whataboutisms, Whataboutism
dative einem dem Whataboutism
accusative einen, ein den, das Whataboutism

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