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hansplaining 

Stating inaccurate facts about China. Conveniently repeating Chinese Communist Party propaganda worldview. They can be often located in their ideological bubble on Weibo (Twitter copy) or other CCP run social media pages, in rare cases you can meet them in the wild in Mass Media comment sections as well as Facebook and Twitter comments.
Their meeting and support group has its western HQ on r/Sino where they're sharing the newest fake news, CCP propaganda and secretly plotting on how to take over the world, just to miserably fail every time like Pinky and the Brain.
Any rational person: "China is running concentration camps and they're rounding up millions of Uighur's, it's coming close to a genocide"

Lin starting his hansplaining: "no ,no . is no like it, you just don't understand Chainer, is vocational camps with Chinese characteristics" and continues to hansplain how forcing Muslims to burn their holy books, drinking alcohol and eating pork is a good thing to fight alleged terror.
hansplaining by real_xi_jing_ping December 23, 2019

Hatesplaining 

when someone from an elite victimized class explains to a member of a majority group how racist, sexist, homophobic, trans-phobic etc they are without any evidence of matching behavior or thought patterns to support their case. They often surround their accusation of bigotry with "weasle-words" like "subconscious", "passive" or "benevolent" to soften the blow of their "guilty-until-proven-innocent" stance. Disagreeing with a Hatesplainer is considered by them to be morally unacceptable, as they are generally incapable of tolerating any "diversity of thought".
These LGBTQIA+* people in some chat room are hatesplaining to me how racist, judgemental and hateful I am. I'm not oppressing anyone! They don't even know me! In their delusional world all white men are evil. Whatever happened to being judged by the content of your character?
Hatesplaining by notevilwhiteguy September 26, 2017

handsplaining 

When you explain something accompanied by a lot of dramatic hand motions. Similar to Mansplaining.
It's so annoying when Jerry is handsplaining in public and accidentally hits me in the face.
handsplaining by lliwthey June 16, 2017

Hansplaining 

When Hans Meimban mansplains things to you
Hans Meimban: Are you sure you wanna open up the world of communicating with keyboard+mouse Hans? You've only unlocked texting Hans just a few hours ago

Me: 😂😂 I request elaboration

Hans Meimban: Keyboard+mouse = typing with ten fingers
Texting = using 2 thumbs
Me: Gee thanks for Hansplaining
Hansplaining by Rookmone November 13, 2022

hanksplaining 

the explanation of something about Tom Hanks, typically to a Tom Hanks fan, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing.
"I know my Toy Story, don't you go hanksplaining to me."
hanksplaining by BrittleBonesSmith February 22, 2024

Hamsplaining

1. When you use a reference from the musical #Hamilton to explain a situation or concept to someone.

2. Also using Hamilton allegories in an overly frequent manner, so much so that your friends see it coming.
1. I know you're sad you weren't picked to start on Saturday's basketball game. That's the same way Hamilton felt when he kept asking Washington to let him have troops to command, and Washington kept saying "No".

2. Your friend is doing homework, and asks: " Does anyone have a good example of famous friends that were very competitive ?"

Other friend: "Oh boy, John's going to be Hamsplaining this one to him."
Hamsplaining by J. Ham April 18, 2018
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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

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Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
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murderhobo 

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Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021
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