The wholesome act of over-explaining something in an enthusiastic, thorough, and genuinely helpful way. Unlike condescending forms of over-explanation, ricsplaining comes from a place of excitement and care—the person genuinely wants you to succeed and understand every detail. Often accompanied by analogies, encouragement, and the phrase "and here's the cool part..."
A ricsplainer believes knowledge is a gift worth wrapping carefully.
A ricsplainer believes knowledge is a gift worth wrapping carefully.
He apologized for ricsplaining, but I could tell it came from excitement—he just really wanted me to get it.
The ricsplaining was so enthusiastic and wholesome that by the end, I not only understood the problem—I felt emotionally supported by the solution.
The ricsplaining was so enthusiastic and wholesome that by the end, I not only understood the problem—I felt emotionally supported by the solution.
by floatingsidewalk January 13, 2026
Get the Ricsplaining mug.(of a a rich person) to comment on or explain something about those who are not rich (especially about those in poverty) in a condescending, overconfident, and often blatantly prevaricating. May be directed at person on how they should elevate themselves, in such a manner as to make apparent that wealthy person's lack of understanding of the realities of people that make less than middle class, especially the dynamics involved in economics for those in poverty.
They tend to focus on bad things that happen to other rich people like them and greatly understate when it occurs to those of lower economic standing and understating the extent of harms. includes attributing police confrontations, such as getting arrested and or shot, for criminal nature, rather than a tendency for law enforcement officers to arrest or shoot people of colorwhile simultaneously tending not to do so to other white individuals (especially rich individuals that might claim affluenza in such a case).
Often a very strong example of actor observer bias found in affluent populations.
Compare and contrast mansplaining where, instead of a rich person with no understanding of the dynamics of poverty talking down to a poor person, it's a man that might have some insight into a subject, talking down to a woman, thinking they're having an argument and explaining to a woman that already knows the information and, occasionally, turns out to be an expert in the field.
They tend to focus on bad things that happen to other rich people like them and greatly understate when it occurs to those of lower economic standing and understating the extent of harms. includes attributing police confrontations, such as getting arrested and or shot, for criminal nature, rather than a tendency for law enforcement officers to arrest or shoot people of colorwhile simultaneously tending not to do so to other white individuals (especially rich individuals that might claim affluenza in such a case).
Often a very strong example of actor observer bias found in affluent populations.
Compare and contrast mansplaining where, instead of a rich person with no understanding of the dynamics of poverty talking down to a poor person, it's a man that might have some insight into a subject, talking down to a woman, thinking they're having an argument and explaining to a woman that already knows the information and, occasionally, turns out to be an expert in the field.
"If you had to work more than one job to have a roof over your head or food on the table, you probably shouldn't have taken the job that's not paying you enough. That'd be a you problem" Ben Shapiro richsplaining the mistake of accepting jobs to pay bills.
"It's been told that we are living through an epidemic of racially biased police shootings of black men. This, too, is false." - Heather Mac Donald: Thin, old white woman safely ensconced on her gated community richsplaining her disbelief over police violence.
"if you're poor stop being poor" - former New York Stock Exchange managing director Todd Wilemon richsplaining
"It's been told that we are living through an epidemic of racially biased police shootings of black men. This, too, is false." - Heather Mac Donald: Thin, old white woman safely ensconced on her gated community richsplaining her disbelief over police violence.
"if you're poor stop being poor" - former New York Stock Exchange managing director Todd Wilemon richsplaining
by b_b_OK September 21, 2019
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When a member of one race tries to explain characteristics of another race to a member of a different race than their own.
Chad was raceplaining to Trevon how difficult it is for black people to get jobs because companies racially profile based on a person's name.
by ccxxii August 23, 2018
Get the raceplaining mug.Richsplaining: When a person who hasn't experienced poverty gives you patronizing advice on how to get out of poverty.
Working one job full-time for minimum wage will NOT get you out of a homeless shelter. But if you work two jobs, you will be late for check-in and the shelter won't let you in.
Working one job full-time for minimum wage will NOT get you out of a homeless shelter. But if you work two jobs, you will be late for check-in and the shelter won't let you in.
by TommH December 26, 2017
Get the Richsplaining mug.A white person explaining to POC what is discriminatory to them and whatnot despite POC repeatedly saying they're wrong. Basically mansplaining but about race and discrimination.
Oh, that's not racist against you.
Shut up! You're white, you don't get to say how we react and what we think is discriminatory against us. You are racesplaining.
Shut up! You're white, you don't get to say how we react and what we think is discriminatory against us. You are racesplaining.
by cheekyprints September 14, 2020
Get the racesplaining mug.Lecturing a white person, typically male, about how much alleged privilege they have over the other races and how they are still allegedly responsible for oppressing those other races today.
SJW: Wow this Doctor Who season 11 is great! I loved the Rosa Parks episode and the one on the apartheid in India!
White Man: I hate how they have taken an innocent and entertaining sci fi show and injected a bunch of politically correct social-engineering messages and are hitting me over the head with them every single episode, I am sick of all of the racesplaining!
White Man: I hate how they have taken an innocent and entertaining sci fi show and injected a bunch of politically correct social-engineering messages and are hitting me over the head with them every single episode, I am sick of all of the racesplaining!
by Sir Sarcasto December 11, 2018
Get the racesplaining mug.Lying, shading the truth, or obfuscating in service of the Russian narrative, especially in regard to the war in Ukraine.
Don't worry about that troll. He is just Rusplaining.
The Russians are claiming that they are killing 10 Ukrainians for every 1 Russian killed. That is just Rusplaining.
The Russians are claiming that they are killing 10 Ukrainians for every 1 Russian killed. That is just Rusplaining.
by TheGreatSpaceCoaster June 22, 2023
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