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LaSplaining 

Also LAsplaining. When someone in the film industry who is not satisfied with their career trajectory in Los Angeles relocates to another production hub, usually Atlanta, and starts telling people with more experience and credits that they are doing it wrong.
Some actress, whose only credits on IMDb after "seven years working in L.A." is a self-produced web series, is on Atlanta Film Community LaSplaining about actor marketing.
LaSplaining by ToOldToCare November 3, 2017

Ladysplaining

A tongue-in-cheek term for when a woman responds to a conversation by over-explaining, correcting, or asserting expertise in a way that feels unnecessary or condescending, often shifting the interaction from discussion to correction. The behavior is sometimes perceived as stemming from defensiveness or a need to prove knowledge.
I pointed out the lot size inconsistency, but instead of addressing it she went straight into ladysplaining basic square footage math like that was ever the question.
Ladysplaining by bsrev April 23, 2026

laysplain 

When a person without technical or direct knowledge of a subject (a layperson) attempts to explain nuances of that subject to an expert. Simple examples would be an antivaxxer trying to tell a research biochemist how vaccines work, or a flat earther telling an aeronautics engineer how physics proves NASA faked the moon landing.
You tried to laysplain Star Wars to Natalie Portman, she was literally in those films.
laysplain by Alanbly October 17, 2019

Lamesplain 

When someone dumber than you gives you a condescending explanation of something they know less about than you do. Mansplaining from a stupid person.
1:You need to make your resume nice or no one will hire you.

2: Don't lamesplain shit to me, you haven't worked in two years.
Lamesplain by Lusciousron June 22, 2016

lallysplain 

The art of overly elaborating or pontificating about a topic, inundating the listener with an abundance of words and information, while actually providing only a minimal or insufficient understanding of the subject matter. This term describes the act of explaining things in an unnecessarily verbose or convoluted manner, leaving the recipient with more confusion than clarity.
While lallysplaining can make it seem like one has important information, it is often very quickly obvious that they have no idea what they are talking about.
lallysplain by jenclem October 1, 2023

LANSPLAINING 

When an AI explains something you already understand in a condescending and often inaccurate manner.
ChatGPT won’t stop lansplaining basic math.
LANSPLAINING by Wizardrous Writer December 16, 2024