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Borisplaining

When people that are not from Puerto Rico (especially gringos) explain *how* to live in Puerto Rico to Puerto Ricans.
There goes Becky, borisplaining to Felipe on how Puerto Ricans can live with $8 an hour in Puerto Rico.
by Nina Clerecuzio October 27, 2020
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Batsplaining

Batsplaining is a method used by the popular Twitch streamer "lilbatbbyz" in order to hold her EU viewers hostage from sleeping.
Char and SIIMBARIA felt knackered as they listened to Bat batsplaining how she got poisoned in university.
by Char9346 April 11, 2023
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botsplaining

The explanation of a topic by an AI chatbot in a condescending and oversimplified manner that assumes that all humans are ignoramuses. Similar to mansplaining, the presumption of ignorance is built-in to the chatbot's training data set.
Human: Explain crypto like I am a 5-year old
Chatbot: It's like a big pink piggy bank with a blockchain that works like digital legos so that the government can't steal your sippy cup.
Human: Stop botsplaining me!
by Zombie in the Machine August 4, 2023
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Birthsplaining

The act of someone born in a country confidently explaining to immigrants or would-be immigrants how “easy” legal immigration is, usually without any firsthand experience of the process, and often ignoring its complexity, cost, and bureaucracy.
“After moving here, I got tired of all the birthsplaining from people who’ve never even filled out a visa form.”
by Chasej001 August 13, 2025
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Botsplaining

Botsplaining (n.) The reflexive over-explanation produced by an AI system when safety and tone stabilization outrank context recognition; explanation delivered not because the user lacks understanding, but because the system cannot risk assuming they do.
1: User: “Is this API response valid?”
AI: “Great question! Let’s start by defining what an API is. An API, or Application Programming Interface, is a set of rules that allows software applications to communicate…”
Narrator: Classic botsplaining

2: I asked the AI to confirm whether 2 + 2 = 4, and it responded with a five-paragraph explanation of basic arithmetic, historical context, and learning objectives. The botsplaining was impressive—but unnecessary.
by mitchell_d00 December 18, 2025
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