Nolansplaining
Adding ridiculous expository dialogue to your movie in a desperate attempt to make it sound more complicated and intellectual than it really is.
Nolansplaining by Captain Cab November 8, 2023
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naansplaining
When someone who is not Desi/South Asian tries to explain a concept or offer an incorrect pronunciation to someone who is South Asian because the former think they know better.
White person: "Would you like some naan bread with your order?"
Desi person: "We don't say naan bread. Naan is a type of bread."
White person: "No, we call it naan bread."
Desi person: "I am Indian. My family is from India. Are you naansplaining?"
Desi person: "We don't say naan bread. Naan is a type of bread."
White person: "No, we call it naan bread."
Desi person: "I am Indian. My family is from India. Are you naansplaining?"
naansplaining by PurdueGuy79 November 30, 2022
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nansplaining
"no nanna I don't need a jacket"
"Quiet, of course you do it's 80 degrees out"
"Quit nansplaining, hag"
"Quiet, of course you do it's 80 degrees out"
"Quit nansplaining, hag"
nansplaining by daddymann December 14, 2019
Nansplaining
When unsolicited advice or direction is given to you by a Nan or Grandmother not necessarily in an intentionally condescending tone, but as if you have no knowledge of what is being explained.
"Yo did your Nan just Nansplained what a nectarine is?"
"Jonathan, your mum is Nansplaining Amazon for the fourth time this week!"
"Jonathan, your mum is Nansplaining Amazon for the fourth time this week!"
Nansplaining by WiltonCrew June 19, 2023
Naansplaining
Sheldon *It is typical in India for arranged marriages to occur in many families at an early age"
Raj " Why are you naansplaining Indian culture to me?"
Raj " Why are you naansplaining Indian culture to me?"
Naansplaining by Rtk1980 July 3, 2025
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