naansplaining 

When someone who is not Desi/South Asian tries to explain a concept or offer an incorrect pronunciation to someone who is South Asian because the former think they know better.

White person: "Would you like some naan bread with your order?"
Desi person: "We don't say naan bread. Naan is a type of bread."
White person: "No, we call it naan bread."
Desi person: "I am Indian. My family is from India. Are you naansplaining?"

naansplaining by PurdueGuy79 November 30, 2022

Naansplaining 

(v) to explain another person's culture to themselves

Sheldon *It is typical in India for arranged marriages to occur in many families at an early age"

Raj " Why are you naansplaining Indian culture to me?"

Naansplaining by Rtk1980 July 3, 2025

Nolansplaining

Adding ridiculous expository dialogue to your movie in a desperate attempt to make it sound more complicated and intellectual than it really is.

The movie 'Inception' spends a lot of time Nolansplaining to its audience.

Nolansplaining by Captain Cab November 8, 2023

nansplaining 

When your nanna, or any other grandmotherly figure, tries to tell you your shit like she knows you.

"no nanna I don't need a jacket"
"Quiet, of course you do it's 80 degrees out"
"Quit nansplaining, hag"

nansplaining by daddymann December 14, 2019

Nansplaining 

When unsolicited advice or direction is given to you by a Nan or Grandmother not necessarily in an intentionally condescending tone, but as if you have no knowledge of what is being explained.

"Yo did your Nan just Nansplained what a nectarine is?"

"Jonathan, your mum is Nansplaining Amazon for the fourth time this week!"

Nansplaining by WiltonCrew June 19, 2023

Narcsplaining 

When a narcissistic person or someone with narcissistic tendencies is twisting, gaslighting or role reversing (DARVO), telling their "version" of a story.

My NEX was narcsplaining during our divorce proceedings

Narcsplaining by SSAsystemicscapegoatabuseowner February 7, 2024