blacksplaining

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A form of blacksplain — 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

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of blacksplain
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APA

blacksplaining. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blacksplaining

MLA

“blacksplaining.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blacksplaining. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blacksplaining,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blacksplaining.

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