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condesplain 

To explain to a person with condescension. To assume you are more qualified to speak on a subject than a trained professional because of something you read on the Internet, or in a book, etc; or because of an assumption based on gender. (Including man/womansplaining).

Can be used as an umbrella or gender neutral term.
The antivaxxer condesplained to the doctor the dangers of the MMR vaccine based on a debunked paper.

Judy knew that men didn't know how to cook so she proceeded to condesplain a simple recipe to her coworker.

Condesplain 

Explaining something in the most long-winded and likely inaccurate way that a) was totally unsolicited and/or b) whoever you're telling definitely already knows (probably more about). Anyone can be a total asshole!
Don't condesplain my own name to me (I mean, unless you named me).
Condesplain by batnashdash July 27, 2018

condesplain 

A non-sexist way to describe mansplaining: assuming your audience doesn't have the knowledge, experience or intelligence to understand what you are saying without a thoroughly condescending explanation of what you mean. Explaining with condescension is gender-neutral and universal.
While telling me about how cool the video was for "This is America", Arlene condesplained to me that Donald Glover and Childish Gambino are the same person, because obviously I didn't know that since I am in my late 40's and I am scared of the interwebs.

Condemnsplaining

When a person who has a correlation with an individual or group (no matter how loosely) that did something problematic or evil, is repeatedly asked by someone to “condemn” the problematic group with the purpose of placating the askers feelings rather than having a constructive dialogue about the subject matter.
Person B: “The situation in Gaza is terrible. I hope aid gets there soon to help the civilians.”

Person A: “But do you condemn Hamas?”

Person B: “I condemn anyone who kills innocent civilians.”

Person A: “But do you condemn Hamas? Why won’t you condemn Hamas? Do you support terrorism?”

Person B: “I just answered your question. Stop condemnsplaining.”
Condemnsplaining by Kind Scholar October 22, 2023

Codesplaining 

To be Nick Bo and type too much about the code without showing what the code does. This is being too studious and dumb.
"Nick bo, you need to stop codesplaining and let the code do the work."

Compensplain

Mansplaining, but it’s about why his compensator is necessary for home defense.
Verb: “He compensplained at me about muzzle rise.”

Noun: “Save the compensplain, I’m just here for dickbills.”
Compensplain by TheDysfunctionl April 17, 2026