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Define Splain Meaning

Splain
1.a persons name
2.(ex)splain

1.
splain, what did you do today?

wrong
2.splain the coral blu numba 2 lipstick on this dolla
By Anneliese
Splain
When a Spanish person asks for an explanation

Hey gringo you got some splaining to do.
By Johnna
Splain
Explanation

Thanks for the splain. I totally get it now.
By Lorine
Splaining
Kinda like mansplaining or womansplaining but just splaining in general. When someone explains something to you assuming that you have no knowledge of the subject.

Splaining:
you: breaths
splainer: well actually the origin of ... blah blah blah
you: i... i know
splainer: no, actually ... (a bunch of useless information you didn't ask for)
By Serena
Splaining
Explaining something in a slightly condescending, patronizing manner, while a) assuming the person you're talking to isn't knowledgeable about the subject, b) likely believing you know more about it than you actually do, and c) thinking they must need to hear your wisdom.

Can be used as a suffix to indicate the topic being 'splained, e.g., dog-splaining, car-splaining

#1)

"I just got a puppy and you would not believe how many people dog-splain to me how I should train it or what its breed is like. They all think they're expert animal trainers."

#2)

Person A: "Hey man, I got a chance to look at your YouTube videos. You know, channels get more views when they have attention grabbing thumbnails. You might want to try that. Also, one way to get more engagement is to have an introduction that..."

Person B: "Dude, stop YouTube-splaining me. I run my own channel. You think I don't know about all that stuff already?"
By Donica
'splain
verb

slang/shorthand version of the word explain

A: Did you know there was never actually a man on the moon?
B: What are you talking about?! 'splain!
A: Well, they say the video of the men on the moon is forged...
By Ophelia
'Splaining
The direct Mexican translation of explaining as used by the President for Life of Mexico Ricky Ricardo, married to Lucy... who everyone apparently loves.

After Ricky walks in on some of Lucy's antics/shenanigans...

Lucy: OH RICKY, YOU'RE HOME!

Ricky: Lucy, you got some 'splaining to do!
By Felecia
Splain
The act of interrupting a person of the other gender while claiming the other individual knows less on the topic. This typically relates to a topic that the other gender is more able to relate to.

The man splained the woman on the topic of feminine services in the office.

The woman splained the man by saying that because he was a man, he was inept to answer the question.
By Lexy
Shame-splaining
Shaming or otherwise guilting another party for not sharing the same belief or value system as yourself in an attempt to alter their opinion. This can involve haphazard labeling, or insults of the cursory nature.

James engaged in shame-splaining by calling Pete narrow-minded for his beliefs on gun control, before expressing how gun control should work and how wrong Pete was.
By Fifine
Post-splaining
Post-splaining- noun, gerund; when your political opinions are so brilliant, clever & flawless, posting them on all social media platforms is required so all the world can know the real truth.

I don't like it when my Facebook friends are post-splaining what I should think about the President's politics
By Melicent