Meaning of splain | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Apheretic form of explain.
   dialectal, informal
2. To condescendingly explain something, often extensively, especially to someone that knows more about it; for example, to mansplain, whitesplain, etc.
   slang

Examples

“"Howsomever, dey 'ranged der 'fairs, en splained der bizness."”

“"Why, Lor' bless you, I never knew nothing about the rights of them things till you splained them to me yesterday, boss."”

“"Den," he confided, "I 'splained to de release⟳ man 'bout lookin' fur a settin'-down job, an' he jes' sorta motioned to de do'."”

“Those who splain may have⟳ the intent of helping the situation, but the actual impact of their actions can feel⟳ condescending or insulting.”

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