splain

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Definition of splain

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (dialectal, informal)Apheretic form of explain.
    “"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'."”
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verb

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

Apheretic form of explain.

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