Whataboutism

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English whataboutism.

Pronunciation

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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:
      Das ist übrigens kein Whataboutism, sondern ein Hinweis auf die Doppelzüngigkeit in unseren Debatten.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Whataboutism
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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