The attempt to earn cultural capital or seduce by explaining spiritual concepts to people even though no one has asked for or needs an explanation.
by shambhi December 13, 2015
Get the Godsplaining mug.A rhetorical fallacy employed to deflect serious criticism of Zionist occupation, based on the premise that only Jews can authoritatively discuss events in Palestine
Although Josh used to delegitimize critics by accusing them of anti-semitism and goysplaining, he could not fathom the idea that he was jewsplaining Palestinian suffering from the point of view of someone who sympathized with an occupationist regime and its apartheid policies.
by Sheila Shatila May 26, 2021
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When a woman patronizingly explains the world, especially minority or women's issues, to a man assuming that because he is a man he is an ignorant caveman.
Woman gynsplaining: You know postpartum depression can be a very serious problem that goes unrecognized blah blah blah.
Man: I'm a psychiatrist with a specialty in perinatal mood disorders.
Man: I'm a psychiatrist with a specialty in perinatal mood disorders.
by primaryalecto August 21, 2018
Get the Gynsplain mug.When a member of Generation X, the forgotten generation, explains something to younger generations that was a thing that happened during their lifetime, which boomers would not understand. Originated on the "WillHouz" podcast.
"Sorry, allow me to Genxplain... we didn't have camgirls when we were young. We had to call 1-900 lines to have phone sex."
by palbertosanchez August 18, 2022
Get the Genxplain mug.When a young person explains something obvious to a GenXer because they don’t understand sarcasm and assume everyone over 30 is ignorant.
by Dudeknowsstuff March 3, 2023
Get the GenZSplain mug.when someone's "explanation" of something is so convoluted that it confuses and confounds folks who know the subject.
Let me gibsplain you something: i...i...i ... uhhh ...i ... i ...i .... 6 bits... uhh ... i mean 4: anyway perfect scenario firefox 0.0.0.1.2.53.23.2 patch 2.
by hax234234234234234 January 7, 2010
Get the Gibsplain mug.Where a woman excuses, downplays the behaviors/words of a predator to the targeted victim. Where a woman explains to any other vulnerable person, especially another female, what a predatory perpetrator who seems threatening REALLY means by his upsetting words/actions. Pronounced "geesplain, geesplaining, geesplained." Original idea developed by The Masked Bitchalante in March of 2021.
Ghisplain : (gee splain) She ghisplain (ed) to her daughter that her step-father really did have her safety in mind when he grabbed her breast. However, the daughter heard the ghisplaining and rejected it.
by TheMaskedBlitchalante May 6, 2021
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