goysplaining

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noun

The act of condescendingly explaining Jewish issues to a Jew as a goy (non-Jew).

Scrabble 19

Meanings

noungoysplaining (uncountable)
  1. JudaismneologismuncountableThe act of condescendingly explaining Jewish issues to a Jew as a goy (non-Jew).

    Some may accuse me of goysplaining – him being Jewish, me not. But seeing as I'm his father, he's just going to have to get used to a lot more of where that comes from.

    2017 April 6, Giles Fraser, “Israel makes sense only from the perspective of Passover”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2024
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of goysplain
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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