-splaining

A form of -splain — A suffix combined with a descriptive adjective or noun to create a verb meaning someone who fits that description condescendingly explaining something to someone who does not fit that description (especially, something the listener has more experience of).

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Meanings

suffix
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of -splain
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APA

-splaining. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-splaining

MLA

“-splaining.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-splaining. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-splaining,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-splaining.

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