McSplaining

When a person with Dyspraxia takes in information the wrong way and retaliates back with their own answer which has nothing to do with what the person said

Johnnys mother ask Johnny how he was today and Johnny replys with "What is their something wrong with me whats wrong with me" and Johnnys mother says "Sweetheart your McSplaining again I just wanted to know how you are"

by OllieTheRabbit July 2, 2019

Macsplain

When an Apple employee or fan attempts to persuade another person about how an Apple product or service is good and/or easy to use, no matter the context.

I told my friend I was thinking of getting a new phone and he tried to Macsplain me into getting an iPhone.

by ChaseyK June 10, 2017

MILsplaining

MILsplaining (a union of the acronym for Mother In Law - MIL and the informal variant of the verb explaining - 'splaining') is a play on the word Mansplaining where the informee is usually more informed on a topic than the informer. In this case, the MIL uses a condescending and patronising tone when providing a son- or daughter-in-law advice they are not seeking and/or information already well in their grasp. The advice generally concerns medical and parenting topics presented as indisputable 'facts' without evidence or reasonable adjustment to scientific or technological developments of the past 30-100 years. The condescending MILspaining tone also implies a criticism or judgement of the son- or daughter-in-law, or the couple.

She was describing the birth of her child when her Mother-In-Law started MILsplaining what the birth was really like, despite the Mother-In-Law not being present and mixing up the details. In the end, the Mother-In-Law informed her that she was wrong about her own labour, instead the birthing experience must have been different and bearing a remarkable likeness to her husband's birth some 35 years prior.

by UrbanGreening May 23, 2018

mikesplaining

To claim that someone was wrong when explaining something and then proceeding to give an almost exact detailed explanation of the same thing by using more complicated words with the tone of a pretentious asshole.

She described a dog to be a cute, furry animal, but he said that was absolutely wrong. He was mikesplaining that a dog is actually a 4-legged canine that can be a variety of colors and needs food and water to survive and often has an intense hatred of cats.

by A tired ass bitch October 4, 2019

midsplaining

A pejorative term referring to when a midlevel (e.g. nurse practitioner, physician assistant, etc) comments on or explains medical knowledge to a physician in an overconfident and often oversimplified manner.

Nurse Practitioner: "I think we should always order pregnancy tests for female clients. It's the only way to practice."
Physician: "Not if they've had a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Remember your limitations and cut down on the midsplaining."

by Pagano J June 23, 2021

Misplain

To incorrectly explain.

The word is formed by combining the prefix “mis” with the verb “explain” and then shortening the result because it’s more fun to say it this way.
Yes this isn’t a real word and no, no one’s going to bother checking if you use it in a conversation…but you manage to get away with using a fake word and fooling everyone!

“It’s not my fault, I guess Ted just misplained the rules of the club to me.”
“Joe, it’s pretty common knowledge that you shouldn’t set your friend’s dick on fire.”

by Ryuk_uwu August 23, 2022

misplain

When you explain something in such a unnecessarily complicated and obscure matter that the listener is even more confused than before.

I thought I had understood the concept quite quickly, but he totally misplained the whole it confused everybody completely.

by Danlod2 May 7, 2025