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splainer

Using humor and fun to explain things and make them understandable. Splainers often rely on one (or sometimes all) of the following: theme, metaphor (sometimes mixed-metaphors), props, situation, etc…
Jenny cracked me up. Her splainer about how satellite radio works involved coconuts, tin foil, gum wrappers and an Emeril Lagasse beet juicer.
by MementoMMN July 17, 2010
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Post-splaining

Post-splaining- noun, gerund; when your political opinions are so brilliant, clever & flawless, posting them on all social media platforms is required so all the world can know the real truth.
I don't like it when my Facebook friends are post-splaining what I should think about the President's politics
by Mobilepreacher January 21, 2020
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Nola-splaining

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
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.”
by Angry friend. August 20, 2019
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Splaining

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
#1)

"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?"
by CommanderFerret March 18, 2021
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smarm-splain

To explain something like a total dick
"In a response to Ted Cruz, Mark Hamill said: Thanks for smarm-splaining it to me @tedcruz I know politics can be confusing, but you'd have more credibility if you spelled my name correctly. I mean IT'S RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF YOU! Maybe you're just distracted from watching porn at the office again."
by Ivan TheModeratelyTerrible December 18, 2017
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splainekayy

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by Supercharged August 2, 2019
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Jane-splain

Verb. Blend of the word “Jane” and the informal form “splaining” of the gerund “explaining”. Is a pejorative term meaning "(of a woman) to comment on or explain something to a man in a condescending, overconfident, and often inaccurate or oversimplified manner.
“Can you believe she just Jane-splained how to cook noodles to Gordon Ramsay? “
by Kronos455 May 11, 2021
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