blacksplain

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verb

Of a black person in a group with non-black people: to explain some concept which is very common in black culture while assuming the non-black members of the group do not understand.

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Meanings

verbblacksplain (third-person singular simple present blacksplains, present participle blacksplaining, simple past and past participle blacksplained)

present singular third person blacksplains · participle present blacksplaining · participle past blacksplained · past blacksplained

  1. slangOf a black person in a group with non-black people: to explain some concept which is very common in black culture while assuming the non-black members of the group do not understand.

Origin

From black + -splain.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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