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siblaining

make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to a sibling by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas to which they are already aware, either in a condescending or non-condescending way
what I was doing was siblaining something to her that she already knew...
by Vavo_Bictor December 13, 2023
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Shame-splaining

Shaming or otherwise guilting another party for not sharing the same belief or value system as yourself in an attempt to alter their opinion. This can involve haphazard labeling, or insults of the cursory nature.
James engaged in shame-splaining by calling Pete narrow-minded for his beliefs on gun control, before expressing how gun control should work and how wrong Pete was.
by ModernMichael May 26, 2020
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slaining

to push your bike when you could / should be riding it.
slain (to), slaining.

I saw Joe the other day, he was slaining.

"aren't you riding there?" "Nah bro, I'm gonna slain it."
by frederico February 7, 2014
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Post-splaining

Post-splaining- noun, gerund; when your political opinions are so brilliant, clever & flawless, posting them on all social media platforms is required so all the world can know the real truth.
I don't like it when my Facebook friends are post-splaining what I should think about the President's politics
by Mobilepreacher January 21, 2020
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Nola-splaining

When someone tells you how shit you are at something, without acknowledging you’re feelings, or the fact that you don’t care about this opinion.
It’s only Nola-splaining when the opinion is in no way whatsoever constructive or useful
P1: “oh look, I made this drawing
P2: “it’s really bad”
P1: “what? Why?”
P2: “it just... looks bad.”
P3: “god she’s Nola-splaining again.”
by Angry friend. August 20, 2019
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Splaining

Explaining something in a slightly condescending, patronizing manner, while a) assuming the person you're talking to isn't knowledgeable about the subject, b) likely believing you know more about it than you actually do, and c) thinking they must need to hear your wisdom.

Can be used as a suffix to indicate the topic being 'splained, e.g., dog-splaining, car-splaining
#1)

"I just got a puppy and you would not believe how many people dog-splain to me how I should train it or what its breed is like. They all think they're expert animal trainers."

#2)

Person A: "Hey man, I got a chance to look at your YouTube videos. You know, channels get more views when they have attention grabbing thumbnails. You might want to try that. Also, one way to get more engagement is to have an introduction that..."

Person B: "Dude, stop YouTube-splaining me. I run my own channel. You think I don't know about all that stuff already?"
by CommanderFerret March 18, 2021
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Simplaining

A person who gives reasons for their simping
When John was caught giving a girl his umbrella he had some simplaining to do
by Reyce Morgan October 6, 2020
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