Meaning of gravestanding | Babel Free

Definitions

The act of exploiting someone's death for a selfish purpose.

derogatory, slang, uncountable

Examples

“Gravestanding is the worst kind of bait there is. You're all trying to force how tragic this guy's death is down our throats and then acting indignant when we get mad that you're doing so, just because a guy you liked died.”

“In this post, WildGoose attacks even more people for their so called “gravestanding” and evening^([sic]) going after a legitimate attempt to raise money for suicide prevention.”

“Directly afterward, this account started liking tweets whining about gravestanding.”

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