pearlsplaining
The explanation of a tragic complaint by a busy body, usually to an incredulous audience, on NextDoor.
pearlsplaining by Sarcastic Jay April 11, 2020
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paulsplaining
The act of overriding another's experience and knowledge brought on by your ability to conjure the power of 1,000 vaginas and Mother Teresa herself.
I was trying to describe how bad my period felt but then dumbfuck Jerry paulsplained, saying I shouldn't feel any pain because periods are just papercuts that take a while to clot.
I wanted to get the HPV vaccine, but my dickhole dad paulsplained that it wasn't necessary and I'd get autism if I got it anyhow.
I was talking to my friend at work, Sarah, about how prevalent rape is and our colleague, Terry the Terrible, came over and did some paulsplaining. He said we should just dress more appropriately or start carrying a gun if we didn't want to be raped.
I wanted to get the HPV vaccine, but my dickhole dad paulsplained that it wasn't necessary and I'd get autism if I got it anyhow.
I was talking to my friend at work, Sarah, about how prevalent rape is and our colleague, Terry the Terrible, came over and did some paulsplaining. He said we should just dress more appropriately or start carrying a gun if we didn't want to be raped.
paulsplaining by melinoff March 28, 2019
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Paulsplaining
The art of condescending when explaining something trival to someone while simultaneously making it up due to a complete lack of knowledge on the subject. Paulsplaining is the art of dogmaticly sticking to a point of view in spite of apposing aguements which seem to be correct.
No chance of getting your point across this fucker is paulsplaining, you might as well go and debate the wind.
Paulsplaining by Peter Peter the Pipe Eater June 8, 2025
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Purple Patch
To describe coming into something good, coming into good luck and or good times.
Like walking over small green hills in the countryside then coming across a purple patch of flowers, thus it being unique and out of the ordinary.
Like walking over small green hills in the countryside then coming across a purple patch of flowers, thus it being unique and out of the ordinary.
I hit a real purple patch.
The other day this good thing happened unexpectedly then I was lucky with this, it was unique, I hit a real purple patch.
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1. Place
The Bar came before the movie. It is an awesome bar where the girls know how to party and make you feel okay about giving up your money, drawers, bras, and dignity.
2. Movie
A story about a Jersey girl following her dreams, aided by working at this bar in New York.
3. Situation/Person/Decision
See other definitions - waking up next to someone so ugly you'd rather chew your arm off than wake them up.
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2. Movie
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3. Situation/Person/Decision
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3. Ugg I woke up to Coyote Ugly this morning!
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Can also be used in response to a ban or mute in a forum site or online chat.
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Can also be used in response to a ban or mute in a forum site or online chat.
Steve: I think that the government should regulate businesses more
Bob: Literally 1984!
--User1 has been permantly banned--
User2: You cant ban my friend like that! Literally 1984!
Bob: Literally 1984!
--User1 has been permantly banned--
User2: You cant ban my friend like that! Literally 1984!
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