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brosplain

A family-friendly version of mansplain and mansplaining when a brother "explains" to his sister her relationship with other family members.
I brosplained why Anna is wrong about Mum, I think she gets it now.
by Croz2016 July 20, 2016
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Bossplaining

When your boss is telling you what to do, after you complete these tasks you will be rewarded with an income. It’s called employment, do it well and you will remain employed and possibly get somewhere in life.
You: I’m sick of you constantly bossplaining to me at work.
Boss: I’m sick of paying you to whinge constantly and not generate profit.
You: I really wish you wouldn’t bossplain things to me anymore.
Boss: congratulations your fired, I’m no longer your boss.
by The truth bitch handle it November 15, 2018
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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
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boysplaining

is the definition of meaning to comment on or explain something in an intelligent, confident and always accurate or simplified manner.
"bruh Í'm not boysplaining"
by boysplaining July 25, 2020
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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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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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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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