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Hamsplaining

1. When you use a reference from the musical #Hamilton to explain a situation or concept to someone.

2. Also using Hamilton allegories in an overly frequent manner, so much so that your friends see it coming.
1. I know you're sad you weren't picked to start on Saturday's basketball game. That's the same way Hamilton felt when he kept asking Washington to let him have troops to command, and Washington kept saying "No".

2. Your friend is doing homework, and asks: " Does anyone have a good example of famous friends that were very competitive ?"

Other friend: "Oh boy, John's going to be Hamsplaining this one to him."
by J. Ham April 18, 2018
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hanksplaining

the explanation of something about Tom Hanks, typically to a Tom Hanks fan, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing.
"I know my Toy Story, don't you go hanksplaining to me."
by BrittleBonesSmith February 22, 2024
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hanslangekuk

Hanslangekuk is handsome. Hanslangekuk is your friend
Damn Hanslangekuk is hot
by Hanslangekuk August 6, 2017
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mansplaining to nobody

Mansplaining on a topic when the usual audience for mansplaining is not present
TJ is mansplaining to nobody again - that group of paraplegic orphans doesn't seem to care at all about the proper way to fold a parachute.
by DizzleisRizzle July 5, 2018
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Mansplain

A term used to describe what is considered a male behavioural tendency when talking to females to overexplain, to talk down to or in a condescending manner, often with the assumption that the female interlocutor lacks knowledge or is unable to understand or comprehend complex subjects or logical thinking.

Sometimes also associated with prideful male pontification and a desire to appear knowledgable, and often linked to a tendency to ignore the central or most important issue(s) at hand and focus on or divert the conversation to easy to quantify but non crucial elements.

The term is also noted for the strong reaction it often engenders.
1. Darling, you’re mansplaining. I have a degree in electrical engineering and I know how a toaster works. But, if you thinks it’s fine, we can buy it.

2. He was so busy mansplaining how important the side mirrors are, he backed into the neighbour’s car.

3. I don’t care how the gun works, just stop mansplaining it and let me watch the movie.
by Auctor February 11, 2019
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Mansplain Max

Breath-takingly daring levels of Mansplaining. Way above and beyond regular mansplaining.

Examples: Mansplaining Vietnamese food to a Vietnamese girl. Mansplaining metal music to the owner of a metal bar. Straight mansplaining how to come out to a gay guy.
Someone tried to tell the yoga teacher she was doing it wrong - while he fell out of crow pose like 9 times.

Was it Nick?

Yeah, that guy is Mansplain Max
by Buakk November 21, 2019
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nansplaining

When your nanna, or any other grandmotherly figure, tries to tell you your shit like she knows you.
"no nanna I don't need a jacket"
"Quiet, of course you do it's 80 degrees out"
"Quit nansplaining, hag"
by daddymann December 14, 2019
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