The phenomenon of explaining something to someone who has similar or superior knowledge of the subject being explained. Similar to "mansplaining" but occurs regardless of gender. Full "Travsplaining" requires travsplainer to be actually named "Travis".
So I was talking about a historically accurate costume I was making and Travis started Travsplaining about medieval clothing like I hadn't shown him photos of half a dozen outfits I had already made before.
Travis was showing me his houseplants and started Travsplaining about how plant food is basically just sugar water so you can make your own for cheap. Then he remembered that I worked in a flower shop for 10 years and got embarrassed.
Travis was showing me his houseplants and started Travsplaining about how plant food is basically just sugar water so you can make your own for cheap. Then he remembered that I worked in a flower shop for 10 years and got embarrassed.
by T2thaM420 September 21, 2022
Get the Travsplaining mug.When a transgender person or transgender ally talks about their identity and/or general issues the transgender community face, and a transphobe wants to silence this discussion, they label whatever the transgender individual says as "transplaining".
Thus, "transplaining" is a slur a transphobe will use to label and stifle any conversation by a transgender individual or ally regarding trans issues.
Thus, "transplaining" is a slur a transphobe will use to label and stifle any conversation by a transgender individual or ally regarding trans issues.
Trans man (FTM): "I prefer he/him pronouns and prefer using the men's toilets, especially as I present as a male, thus using the women's toilets will cause confusion and makes me uncomfortable".
A transphobe/gender critical/terf: "You're transplaining!"
A transphobe/gender critical/terf: "You're transplaining!"
by FiniteSpeculation November 10, 2022
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Coming up with all sorts of excuses (or placing blame on everyone else including your succesful brother in law) over your apparent failure without actually admiting said failure.
by Gons3575 February 25, 2020
Get the Tawdsplaining mug.The act of explaining the rules, strategies, or nuances of a card game to someone who is already very knowledgeable or skilled in the game, often in a condescending or patronizing manner.
by Genericwhiteguy#3 July 11, 2024
Get the Cardsplaining mug."Tanksplaining" is when tankies "mansplain" to Soviet Union Survivors and their descendants that they're "spreading Nazi propaganda" and they didn't really suffer under the authoritarian regime.
"The Soviet Union waited for the Warsaw uprising to end before marching in like martyrs and then sent my grandparents and many others who fought the Nazis off to the Gulag camp."
"Have you considered your grandparents are just spreading Nazi propaganda?"
"Please stop Tanksplaining history to me."
"Have you considered your grandparents are just spreading Nazi propaganda?"
"Please stop Tanksplaining history to me."
by Ramziii September 27, 2023
Get the tanksplaining mug.When a terf or gc(gender critical) individual explains how transgender individuals transition works, even when trans people almost always know more about transitioning. It's almost all done out of ignorance and joking in an echo chamber that terfs have created.
Terf: "you will always be a woman even if you cut off your dick for a rot pocket"
Trans woman:" stop terfsplaining to me and open google"
Trans woman:" stop terfsplaining to me and open google"
by whooith January 25, 2026
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