When a father answers his child's question, no matter how simple, with undesired and tangentially relevant information and life advise.
I asked my dad where the spare tire was and he must have gone on for half an hour dadsplaining how to change it. I'll be damned if that information didn't come in handy a couple months later.
by EmptySea September 3, 2017
When a father or dad starts a sentence with, "I think you'll find"........then proceeds to impress his audience with his array of knowledge, facts and information to ensure that he thinks he is smarter than everyone in the room and that you are only as smart as dog shit.
by trout_ January 6, 2020
Any sentence spoken by a dad to persons younger than himself that begins with, "When I was your age," or, "I'll tell you why that is," or, "If you were smart, here's what you'd do..."
My dad says that when he was my age, phones had cords on them and there was a thing called "long distance." He's been Dadsplaining the old days at me all morning.
by deke47 April 6, 2017
Similar to mansplaining, but used to explain topics outside the realm of expertise in a condescending or patronizing manor to those without parental experience.
by Dollar$ April 13, 2017
Dad: Hey son, I think it would be good to know how to change a tire in case of emergency.
Son: I actually know how to do that. I popped a tire last year and luckily had a spare. YouTube is super helpful.
Dad: So the first thing you're going to want to do is...
Son: Please stop dadsplaining this to me!
Son: I actually know how to do that. I popped a tire last year and luckily had a spare. YouTube is super helpful.
Dad: So the first thing you're going to want to do is...
Son: Please stop dadsplaining this to me!
by misterscooter January 26, 2022
by Fods47 January 22, 2017