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When a vibe coder explains their code to a developer who'd rather be four drinks deep than hear the words "so basically" one more time.

When a vibe coder explains their code to a Hinge date who'd rather be four drinks deep, queuing for the bathroom than nodding along
He codesplained his app to me for an hour, then got confused when his 'website' at localhost:8080 wouldn't load for me
codesplain by lten May 18, 2026
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copesplaining 

When a youtuber explains away his/her failings in a half joking half whining manner.
Person 1 - Did you hear about Nick Rekieta going to Hedonism 2?
Person 2 - Yeah, he was copesplaining everything on his livestream last night.
copesplaining by Sally78 February 1, 2023

condesplain 

To explain to a person with condescension. To assume you are more qualified to speak on a subject than a trained professional because of something you read on the Internet, or in a book, etc; or because of an assumption based on gender. (Including man/womansplaining).

Can be used as an umbrella or gender neutral term.
The antivaxxer condesplained to the doctor the dangers of the MMR vaccine based on a debunked paper.

Judy knew that men didn't know how to cook so she proceeded to condesplain a simple recipe to her coworker.

Condesplain 

Explaining something in the most long-winded and likely inaccurate way that a) was totally unsolicited and/or b) whoever you're telling definitely already knows (probably more about). Anyone can be a total asshole!
Don't condesplain my own name to me (I mean, unless you named me).
Condesplain by batnashdash July 27, 2018

condesplain 

A non-sexist way to describe mansplaining: assuming your audience doesn't have the knowledge, experience or intelligence to understand what you are saying without a thoroughly condescending explanation of what you mean. Explaining with condescension is gender-neutral and universal.
While telling me about how cool the video was for "This is America", Arlene condesplained to me that Donald Glover and Childish Gambino are the same person, because obviously I didn't know that since I am in my late 40's and I am scared of the interwebs.

copsplaining 

Deceitful speech police use to cover for their unlawful act against you.
An example of copsplaining is: When you are doing nothing wrong, they are committing an unlawful act against your will, you lecture them about what the law really is, and they give you a friendly command about being safe so they can bullshit about what they were doing to you in the first place.
copsplaining by Heckler The Dragon December 1, 2018

coonsplaining 

coonsplaining where a black person talks/explains in an unproductive coonish matter

Person: "have you heard of the cop that killed the unarmed black teenager?"
Coon: "Stop talking about Police brutality! how about Black on Black Crime?!"
person: "'black on black crime is also bad but I'm talking about police brutality Right now...."

Coon: "we Blacks need to do better! what are you going to do about black on black crime?! and Chicago?!"
Person: "again black on black crime IS BAD!... but I'm TALKING ABOUT POLICE BRUTALITY RIGHt NOW!"
Coon: "Stop talking about police brutality TALK ABOUT BLACK ON BLACK CRIME NOW!!!!!!!!!"
Person: "this is not productive..."
Coonsplaining

"as a Black Man i agree that Colin Kaepernick should be suspended from the Nfl For kneeling!"

"we Blacks need to do better"

"I'm not black I'm just an American"

"racism is bad but what about Black on Black Crime?"

Etc