pri'vent'splein verb.
gerund or present participle: preventsplaining
i. (Of a Prevent practitioner) explaining (UK pre-crime policy of Prevent) to someone, typically an academic, in a manner considered condescending or patronising.
ii. Prevent practitioner explains Prevent anecdotally "we've done so much good!" while dismissing any other viewpoints or academic evidence to prove otherwise.
gerund or present participle: preventsplaining
i. (Of a Prevent practitioner) explaining (UK pre-crime policy of Prevent) to someone, typically an academic, in a manner considered condescending or patronising.
ii. Prevent practitioner explains Prevent anecdotally "we've done so much good!" while dismissing any other viewpoints or academic evidence to prove otherwise.
"I'm listening to a Prevent officer preventsplain to a Muslim how to feel about being falsely referred as an extremist."
by pocacademic December 3, 2018
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