When someone tells you how shit you are at something, without acknowledging you’re feelings, or the fact that you don’t care about this opinion.
It’s only Nola-splaining when the opinion is in no way whatsoever constructive or useful
It’s only Nola-splaining when the opinion is in no way whatsoever constructive or useful
P1: “oh look, I made this drawing”
P2: “it’s really bad”
P1: “what? Why?”
P2: “it just... looks bad.”
P3: “god she’s Nola-splaining again.”
P2: “it’s really bad”
P1: “what? Why?”
P2: “it just... looks bad.”
P3: “god she’s Nola-splaining again.”
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After she wakes up, Bree routinely spends 3-5 minutes each morning strawning prior to starting her other daily activities.
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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
Can be used as a suffix to indicate the topic being 'splained, e.g., dog-splaining, car-splaining
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"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."
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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?"
"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?"
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Get the Sprawling mug.The fine art/act of stalking, scrutinizing and mentally/physically tormenting a person as if they were your girlfriend or boyfriend. This is usually because the person who is doing the spanning is arrogant, a pompous windbag or they feel like they are owed. They have feelings for the person they span and have decided that person belongs to them without the consent, permission, reciprocation of same feelings or even the knowledge of the victim they span. The art/act of spanning is often conducted in front of friends or others in an effort to embarrass and belittle the person they span into acting the way they desire.
Person 1: Did you change the locks to lock me out of my own house??!
Person 2: Where tne fuck were you? Who did you leave with?
Person 1: None of your business, quit spanning me!
Person 2: Where tne fuck were you? Who did you leave with?
Person 1: None of your business, quit spanning me!
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