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Perpsplain 

When a perpetrator explains their actions towards a victim as if the victim is actually the perpetrator and the perpetrator is actually the victim.
The grandson perpsplained his reason for burning down his grandparent's home after he lit flammable liquids just outside their bedroom door.
Perpsplain by blakrabyte October 22, 2022

Pornsplain 

when your friend asks you what a sext meant and you translate it in easy to understand terms
Let me pornsplain this for you: when Boo said he likes watching the travel while he’s giving you what you need, he’s talking about how he likes how your ass jiggles when he’s hitting it from the back.
Pornsplain by illiter8too February 15, 2018

petsplain 

The pet version of "mansplain"
When a person (who usually has no experience with raising the subject animal) tries to give you unsolicited advice about said animal.
My relative visits my house and sees my (fluffy and definitely not fat) cat.
Relative: He’s too heavy—he needs to lose a few pounds. You need to put him on X/Y diet.
Me: Thank you for petsplaining. I have taken Theodore to the vet and I can assure you he is just fluff.

I finally decide to get a dog after much planning.
Friend: You shouldn't get your dog now.
Me: Why not?
Friend: Well, dogs require a lot of time.
Me: Yes, do you know how much?
Friend: No, but it's a lot.
Me: Well I do know because I have spent a lot of time researching. Thank you for petsplaining and assuming that I will not be a responsible pet owner but I assure you I have more knowledge and determination than you think.
petsplain by spearmint_halls April 10, 2019

pearlsplaining 

The explanation of a tragic complaint by a busy body, usually to an incredulous audience, on NextDoor.
Karen when on a lengthy pearlsplaining rant asking why police can't deal with all the homeless
pearlsplaining by Sarcastic Jay April 11, 2020

Petsplaining 

The futile endeavor of explaining to your pets what they did wrong and expecting them to understand.
I explained to my puppy why it was wrong for him to pee on the carpet. Two hours later he peed on the carpet again. I should have realized petsplaining doesn’t work.
Petsplaining by rpcgal January 29, 2022