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splain.

Apheretic form of explain.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. Apheretic form of explain.

    dialectal · informal
Where this word comes from

Apheretic form of explain.

verb
  1. To condescendingly explain something, often extensively, especially to someone that knows more about it; for example, to mansplain, whitesplain, etc.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Partly from the preceding sense, partly from -splain (after mansplaining).

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