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Yankeesplain 

When a Yankee explains something to a Southerner in a condescending and smug manner, such as telling Kentuckians they are “getting soft”, when schools close due to single digit temperatures.
Kentucky governor Matt Bevin, who grew up in New Hampshire, just yankeesplained that Kentuckians are getting too soft because schools have been closed for single digit temperatures.
Yankeesplain by KyContessa February 1, 2019
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YankSplaining 

When a person/seppo from the US tries to teach a person from another country about their own culture; usually incorrectly
"This dude from Minnesota tried YankSplaining to me that the Blarney Stone was in Dublin, and when I tried to correct him he told me it was sad that I didn't know my own culture and that he was more Irish than me."
YankSplaining by ActuallyIrish September 7, 2021
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Yanksplain 

1. The act of an American explaining aspects of another culture to individuals from that culture, often with an oversimplified or incorrect understanding.

2. The particularly presumptuous manner in which some Americans take it upon themselves to enlighten people about their own cultural practices, history, or beliefs, typically lacking in-depth knowledge or awareness of the nuances involved.
I couldn't believe it when he started to Yanksplain to me the history of my own country, as if I hadn't lived there my whole life.
Yanksplain by CypherCommando February 25, 2024