britsplaining

To explain or translate a lower form of english into a more smarter sounding "British" version.

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To correct a lower form of english into a higher form while in the process of belittling the victim

Person 1"Are all ar y'alls as totally stoked about that dive as i am dudes?"

Person 2 "Why yes, i was rather feeling quite impressed by that fair drinking estblishment"

Person 1 "Dude why y'all always Britsplaining to me, it could be Kryton or Lister, but dude, always me!"

Persone 2 "im British"

by British Apple Worm April 21, 2018

bensplaining

Interrupting someone to explain why they are wrong or to negate or discredit the point that they are making. Ignoring all rules of what is socially acceptable because you believe that your reality is the only reality and that everyone else just doesn't get it.

Sally started speaking about how she felt about the current gun problem in America, but Ben stopped her and began bensplaining that she did not actually feel that way.

by bf4361 June 15, 2017

baysplaining

A Baysplainer can be characterized as someone who didn’t grow up in the Bay Area (probably not even California), most likely works in tech, eats at “hole in the wall” restaurants (I.e. restaurants that used to actually be a hole in the wall, but was taken over by a new Asian/fusion spot), considers themselves a “foodie”, most likely lives in the City or Oakland, goes to Outside Lands, wears their work badge to the bars, and so on.

A Baysplainer tends try to explain to a local “the best parts of the Bay”, the local community, etc., and doesn’t realize the impact they may have had on the local community by moving here and thus, affecting the job market, housing market, influencing the quick rise of gentrification, etc.

I was talking to someone who works in tech and they started Baysplaining about what the Bay Area is like.

by notyourbestfriend1299 September 28, 2021

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

Bansplaining

A Digitallighting tactic where the perpetrator “explains” to a target why they deserve to be banned, often before the ban has even been issued, and frames the explanation as helpful feedback. Bansplaining is used to pre‑justify a ban, to make the target feel that their own behavior is clearly toxic, and to deter others from supporting them. It often appears in servers where a clique controls moderation: the target is told in detail how they “failed” to meet community standards, while the provocations that led to their reaction are ignored.

Example: “After she defended herself against his bait, a mod DMed her a 10‑point list of why her ‘tone’ was unacceptable—bansplaining, justifying exclusion by reframing her response as the offense.”

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 25, 2026

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

Boysplaining

Mansplaining done by males with even less life experience, often trying to be funny at the expense of an oppressed group, resulting in utter nonsense.

See the definition of mansplaining and many other posts on urban dictionary for perfect examples of boysplaining.

by Bård Evensen August 3, 2018