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Splainey 

A slang term for 'explain.' Originally used in Joss Whedon's television adaption from the cult classic movie, both respectfully named 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer.' Often used when one is confused on just about anything misunderstood, such as a quote's source or a demon's origin.
Girl: You know, it's not that I hate their ideals, I'm just not a fan of the tacit ethnocentrism in the anti-nightshade movement.
Boy: *tilts his head to the side in confusion* 'Splainey??
Splainey by Innocent_phoenix November 2, 2009
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splainer 

Using humor and fun to explain things and make them understandable. Splainers often rely on one (or sometimes all) of the following: theme, metaphor (sometimes mixed-metaphors), props, situation, etc…
Jenny cracked me up. Her splainer about how satellite radio works involved coconuts, tin foil, gum wrappers and an Emeril Lagasse beet juicer.
splainer by MementoMMN July 17, 2010

splainekayy 

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splainekayy by Supercharged August 2, 2019
To ask someone to explain something.

The first known occurence of this bastardization of the word "explain" is found in the "Chosen" episode of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".

Currently in heavy usage on message boards everywhere.
ANGEL: I brought something else as well.

(He removes a silver amulet with a multi-faceted crystal at its center from his pocket.)

BUFFY: I can already tell you, I have nothing that goes with that.

ANGEL: It’s not for you.

BUFFY: Splainy?
Splainy by pareidolic May 6, 2004
A North East term used to define black people.
"Check out that big spliney with the white girl"
spliney by Paulie Yo March 31, 2007

Splainers 

People who use humor and fun to explain things and make them understandable. Splainers often rely on one (or sometimes all) of the following: theme, metaphor (sometimes mixed-metaphors), props, situation, etc…
Jenny cracked me up. Her splainers about how satellite radio works involved coconuts, tin foil, gum wrappers and an Emeril Lagasse beet juicer.
Splainers by MementoMMN December 9, 2010

Class 'splainer 

A person who thinks they can tell someone with a working class occupation (tradesperson/retail staff/food prep or service etc) how to do their job because 'how difficult can it be really'.

The typical class 'splainer has a degree level education or higher and seems to think their 2:2 in music tech qualifies them to explain plumbing to a plumber. You might overhear a class 'splainer lecture a 19 year old part time sales assistant on stock rotation before asking 'what kind of opperation are you running here', insisting that running out of a particular item is 'ridiculous' and demanding 100% discount for the inconvenience.

Some class 'splainers don't have much educational attainment but instead climbed the ranks of whatever leeching corportation was stupid enough to raise them to the dizzying hights of middle management after taking a night course in whatever defunct version of MS Office they're still running. Such individuals will try to compensate for feeling like an outsider at work by lording it over service staff often by insisting they 'don't see why you can't just {insert unreasonable demand}' and snorting 'it's hardly difficult'. These people might feel the need to affect an upper class British accent.

Any push back is met with some variation of who do you think you are / who do you think you're talking to. Intersects with mansplainer though sometimes women do it too.
Some condescending toff won't shut up about the EU regulations on pints, he keeps saying everythings ridiculous and demanding the finest wines.

He's a Class 'splainer, tell him he's barred!
Class 'splainer by flanderBang October 6, 2017
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