westsplaining

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noun

The act of condescendingly explaining something as a Westerner, especially sociopolitical views of Central and Eastern Europe and its historical and current relations with the Soviet Union and Russia.

First used 2010sScrabble 19
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Meanings

westsplaining1

nounwestsplaining (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Westsplaining.

Westsplaining2

nounWestsplaining (uncountable)

alternative westsplaining

  1. derogatoryinformalneologismuncommonuncountableThe act of condescendingly explaining something as a Westerner, especially sociopolitical views of Central and Eastern Europe and its historical and current relations with the Soviet Union and Russia.First known use 2010s

    "Westsplaining" can this be a word please?

    2013 April 5, @InstantSunrise, Twitter, archived from the original on 22 Jul 2024

Origin

Blend of West + explaining, or West + -splain + -ing. Modelled after mansplaining. The term became popular in 2017.

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APA

westsplaining. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/westsplaining

MLA

“westsplaining.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/westsplaining. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “westsplaining,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/westsplaining.

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