Meanings
jewsplain1
present singular third person jewsplains · participle present jewsplaining · participle past jewsplained · past jewsplained
- Alternative letter-case form of Jewsplain.
Jewsplain2
present singular third person Jewsplains · participle present Jewsplaining · participle past Jewsplained · past Jewsplained · alternative jewsplain
- To condescendingly explain Jewish issues to a Jew as a non-Jew.
2 more examples
To that, Greenblatt quickly replied, “We don’t need the former president, who curries favor with extremists and antisemites, to lecture us about the US-Israel relationship. It is not about a quid pro quo; it rests on shared values and security interests. This ‘Jewsplaining’ is insulting and disgusting.”
2022 October 17, Tom Tapp, quoting Jonathan Greenblatt, “ADL President Calls Trump’s “Jewsplaining” Claim About Israel An “An Unveiled Threat” On CNN”, in Deadline, archived from the original on 13 Jan 2023Many social media users quickly took offense at AOC’s response, calling out the Bronx and Queens rep for trying to explain antisemitism to the watchdog group, with one commentator noting: “We now have AOC jewsplaining to the ADL.” Another X user chimed in: “AOC trying to Jewsplain to the ADL why they are antisemitic. She’s officially lost her mind.”
2025 January 21, Isabel Keane, “AOC torn to shreds for ‘jewsplaining’ to Anti-Defamation League in dispute over Elon Musk’s inauguration salute”, in New York Post, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2025Synonyms: goysplain
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo condescendingly explain Jewish issues to a Jew as a non-Jew.
Origin
From Jew + -splain, modeled after mansplain.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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