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Ham-splain

To unwontedly and incorrectly answer a question asked by a fellow student before the trained professional has a chance to speak. This explanation consists of a knowledge dump, relevant to the course but nothing related to the question.
Student 1: Excuse me sir, what would the implications of a tariff be on an economy?
Teacher: Excellent question, firstly you mu-

Student 2: So basically it all comes back to the supply and demand theory...
Student 1: Stop ham-splaining
Teacher: AS I WAS SAYING. It comes dow-
Student 2: What sir is trying to say is...
by Underlord_of_the_dark_69 October 25, 2020
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White-'splain

When a white person becomes offended about something on the behalf of another Culture and/or Race and even when said Culture and/or Race insist they do not find it offensive they proceed to lecture that Culture and/or Race their own history and how they must find it offensive.
"What that person is wearing isn't offensive to my culture"
"No, don't you understand let me White-'splain your history there appropriating your culture, you must find it offensive!
by CaptainCanoe August 23, 2017
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Posh-Splaining

Posh-Splaining is when a middle class or liberal class person talks about the poor or working class, usually believing they have some insight or knowledge, which always turns out to based upon effete assumptions based on self delusion. Their attitude and ideas are normally utterly aloof and condescending,but they are usually not intelligent enough to even realise this.
Posh-Splaining :- Those poor people are not very educated or intelligent and don't have a sociology degree like me, so don't understand their own lives as much as I do. They need me to think and talk for them.
by Lillburne March 14, 2017
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AI-splaining

When an AI cant help but to replied with a long explanation, even when explicitly told not to.
Me: Dose Pear phones exist, If they don't just say 'No'.
AI: No, The Pear phone is a fictional device that is often used in television shows, movies, and other media as a parody of Apple's iPhone. There is no real-life product called the Pear phone, and it does not exist as a commercial product.
Me: You just AI-splaining
by HappyMicrowave.exe March 21, 2023
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hoe-splaining

When a woman starts babbling inconsistently like she's trying to save herself from a beating by her pimp or man of ill repute.
When Pretty Ricky asked Mary where was his money, she started hoe-splaining as to why she didn't have it.
by Angelus Complex June 7, 2017
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sandwich-splaining

When someone tells you how to craft your sandwich, as if they have a superior knowledge of the sandwich arts.
1: You know, the pickles should be sliced vertically on top of the mustard, and you really should use shredded iceberg lettuce---

2: Stop sandwich-splaining! Next are you going to tell me I have to cut it in half diagonally?!?

1: Yes, yes I am.
by Dr McG December 18, 2022
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Customer Splaining

When a customer is trying to explain the job better than the person providing the service.
Customer Splaining: The customer, customer splained how to do my own job.

For example, a customer telling you how to make a latte, when you’ve been a barista for 5 years.
by Local barista August 8, 2023
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