Polisplaining occurs when a politician or political commentator talks condescendingly to someone about something he / she has incomplete knowledge of, with the mistaken assumption that she / he knows more about it than the person he's talking to does.
I just spent the last hour listening to a group of talking head polisplaining an issue everyone knows they haven't seen (or don't have the clearance to see) the evidence.
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This guy was POGsplaining to me how dangerous fording a river is, knowing full well I was in the Infantry.
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When a Phil unnecessarily explains something to assert his importance and intellect. Man splaning but to umtenthee degree.
by Pipefitting101 September 20, 2022
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Dr. Kale had to do some quick pulmsplaining to the hospitalist why transporting the patient on maximum life support is not safe.
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