by homie April 6, 2004
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Get the snain mug.Verb: Pronounced (SNAYN): To rain and snow at the same time, usually uncomfortably cold when doing so, mostly happens when you arent prepared for the weather. Michigan is the only state it seems to happen in.
by bonesaw11 November 20, 2010
Get the Snain mug.That horrible combination of rain that is not quite snow...but soon will be.
Basically, it's airborne precipitation that fluctuates mid-drop, and can't seem to make up its mind whether it's rain...or snow...
(This word was created by Stephanie Tyler, of Eaton Township, Ohio.)
Basically, it's airborne precipitation that fluctuates mid-drop, and can't seem to make up its mind whether it's rain...or snow...
(This word was created by Stephanie Tyler, of Eaton Township, Ohio.)
by Diana Tyler February 28, 2005
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Get the splain mug.A direct allusion to the 1950's American sitcom, I LOVE LUCY. In the show, the American protagonist (Lucille Ball) has a husband (Desi Arnaz) who is Cuban-born, and who occasionally makes some unintentionally humorous gaffes with English. One of these is his curious pronunciation of the word "explaining", which he always pronounces "'splainin'".
A frequent theme on the show was his discovering an entangled deception of his wife's, whereupon he'd intone sternly to her: "Lucy, I think you've got some 'splainin' to do."
Today people use the phrase both as a fond allusion to a cherished TV show, but as a way to imply that another person is at fault with something and needs to come clean.
A frequent theme on the show was his discovering an entangled deception of his wife's, whereupon he'd intone sternly to her: "Lucy, I think you've got some 'splainin' to do."
Today people use the phrase both as a fond allusion to a cherished TV show, but as a way to imply that another person is at fault with something and needs to come clean.
Example 1. When the rock group successfully showed that their record company had not promoted their poorly-selling album sufficiently, the suits at the company had some serious 'spainin' to do.
Example 2. My Rolex, my computer and my car are all gone... and you've got a bad heroin problem? I'd say you have some 'splainin' to do!
Example 2. My Rolex, my computer and my car are all gone... and you've got a bad heroin problem? I'd say you have some 'splainin' to do!
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