Dissplain: a portmanteau of the words "Disrespect" and "Explain".
v. The act of explaining something, esp. certain experiences and/or particular issues to a person or group of people who are more experienced or knowledgeable of said issues, (usually in a condescending, patronizing and disrespectful manner) from the perspective of one who lacks the experience and/or expertise of said issues! Dissplaining is usually done by someone with advantages, power or privilege to someone without advantages, power or privilege. This term is similar to "Mansplaining", "Femsplaining", "Whitesplaining", "Churchsplaining", etc.
v. The act of explaining something, esp. certain experiences and/or particular issues to a person or group of people who are more experienced or knowledgeable of said issues, (usually in a condescending, patronizing and disrespectful manner) from the perspective of one who lacks the experience and/or expertise of said issues! Dissplaining is usually done by someone with advantages, power or privilege to someone without advantages, power or privilege. This term is similar to "Mansplaining", "Femsplaining", "Whitesplaining", "Churchsplaining", etc.
Dexter sees Stella park her vehicle in a handicap zone and decided to take it upon himself to chastise her for it. Galled at his afront, Stella tries to tell him that her disability is medically related, but Dexter shoots her down immediately, Dissplaining to her that he sees no "evidence" to prove her disability, despite her license plate obviously indicating that she is!
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When a software developer explains why the application (formally known as, 'teh codes') acts in a certain way that is surprising to the non-technical user.
Often the engineer will accidentally come off as arrogant or boorish. This may be to compensate for the fact they are trying to pass off a bug as intended behavior.... or that they are just as confused by this behavior as the end-user.
parallel to mansplaining or mansplain
Often the engineer will accidentally come off as arrogant or boorish. This may be to compensate for the fact they are trying to pass off a bug as intended behavior.... or that they are just as confused by this behavior as the end-user.
parallel to mansplaining or mansplain
Kenneth the brogrammer was devsplaining why the calendar picker used EDT vs. EST, even though he really had no idea there was a difference...
by Marojejian October 7, 2015
Get the devsplaining mug.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.
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-Disiplinary Dick (Punishment)
1. Something given to a women when she mis-behaves.
2. Remedy for Bitchy ass women
-Disiplinary Dick (Punishment)
1. Something given to a women when she mis-behaves.
2. Remedy for Bitchy ass women
by Dan Buq January 23, 2011
Get the Disiplinary Dick mug.Disrespectfully explaining. Unisex word for "mansplain". As women can also "mansplain" I though a unisex word for this world make sense, therefore: displain
"are you trying displaining that to me..?"
"people who displain think they're better than everyone else"
"people who displain think they're better than everyone else"
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Get the Displain mug.1) The different barks, tail wags and motions a dog uses to get the attention of their owner for food, to go to the bathroom, to go for a walk or to play.
2) The rhetorical questions people ask their dogs using baby talk as they care for them. Of course the dog can't answer, but the talk pleases their owners.
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2) The rhetorical questions people ask their dogs using baby talk as they care for them. Of course the dog can't answer, but the talk pleases their owners.
canine, canine crazy, pets , pet parents, dog, puppy, bark, animal, man's best friend, four-legged friend
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