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Re:Mastodon Hit 10M Users by wlonkly on Monday March 20, 2023 @07:45PM (#35240531)
I think "reply guys" are men who tend to always reply to tweets from women, inoffensively but repeatedly,[1] and the thing you're describing is "sealioning"[2].

[1] https://mashable.com/article/twitter-reply-guys

[2] https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/sealioning-int...

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Re:Mastodon Hit 10M Users by flerovium on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @10:16PM (#35255907)
Honestly, "sealioning" reminds me of the ocean, which reminds me of my favorite shampoo, Ocean Breeze™. You should try it sometime!
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