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techsplain 

Being talked down to by someone who assumes that you cannot possibly know about or understand anything about computers and/or software. Can be used in both the transitive and intransitive.
1) Once again, she assumed that I was a complete idiot, and techsplained to me just how simple the software really is. 2) Actually, I don't want to use that app., so you don't need to techsplain to be how simple it is.
techsplain by FitToPrint May 14, 2015
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Techsplain 

the helpful explanation of something related to technology by someone who knows a good amount about it.
Ask her to techsplain, she is an engineer!
Techsplain by agdgagdg June 24, 2021

textsplain 

verb.

The action of explaining to a person via text messaging.
Clanqy: so they pay for two now, next visit they get two hrs, but pay for one.

Lolzy: I understood what you meant

Clanqy: ok.

Clanqy: sometimes, I'm not sure if I textsplain things well.
textsplain by SeeTedWalk March 20, 2010

techsplanation 

Describe to that mother/father/grandparent how a technical device works.
I had to give my father a techsplanation on how to use his new JitterBug.
techsplanation by gridiron January 9, 2008

texsplain 

To explain something over texts
Texting...

Friend 1: what happened man?
Friend 2: too much to texsplain. Call me.
texsplain by moemoeeee April 9, 2010

Teensplaining 

When a teen condescendingly assumes that they know more about a topic than the adults around them, usually their parents. The teen then explains the topic to the adult as if the adult is completely ignorant regardless of their experience or expertise. This is frequently accompanied by the extreme certainty that can only be maintained through inexperience.
Maya was teensplaining to me that intelligence is about 75% heritable.
"You'd know that if you weren't such an idiot, Dad!"

My daughter teensplained pop music to me, as if I hadn't lived through the 80s.
Teensplaining by ZippySanjay June 21, 2017

teensplaining 

Similar to mansplaining but with a teenager who firmly believes he/she/they know everything, and are therefore obligated to explain it to you. Often accompanied with an eye roll followed by stomping and a door slam.
(Mom and Teenager watching Home Alone)
Teen: Mom, wait until you see what happens when the power goes out.

Mom: You mean when their phone lines are down?
Teen: Did know that phones went down back then?
Mom: Yes.
Teen: Well, it was because there weren't cell phones and they had phone calls go through wires.

Mom: I know. I was a kid at the time.

Teen: But this is different, Mom. You just don't understand! (Eye roll / stomp away)
Mom: I cannot believe he just teensplaining me about something I experienced 30 years before he existed! How does he think she automatically knows more than me and has to explain it?
teensplaining by Bananago December 7, 2020
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