An explanation that is so bad at illustrating its point that the listener comes away from it knowing even less.
I was having trouble with integrals in calculus and asked my teacher for help. His unxplanation set my progress back by at least a week.
by Andrew C. L. August 11, 2010
Get the unxplanation mug.The unsplanation is a non-explanation that's been carefully crafted to confuse, with the hope that the asker will spend more time deciphering the unsplanation (and all its possible meanings) than pursuing the real answer to the question; a nonsensical stall, in lieu of the true explanation; sometimes referred to as "bullshit"
Freelance Employee: "Are we being laid off? Where's the work?"
Company Unsplanation: "Rest assured, our development team is working hard to rearrange the way freelance work is assigned for your areas of expertise. We cannot reveal our game plan, as it must be kept under wraps as to not fall into the hands of our competitors. An announcement will be made within a few weeks. Stay tuned!"
Company Unsplanation: "Rest assured, our development team is working hard to rearrange the way freelance work is assigned for your areas of expertise. We cannot reveal our game plan, as it must be kept under wraps as to not fall into the hands of our competitors. An announcement will be made within a few weeks. Stay tuned!"
by yource December 1, 2011
Get the Unsplanation mug.Related Words
All I asked was where to find the jumper cables and my elderly neighbor launched into a 25-minute unksplanation of getting shocked when jump starting his car one time in high school.
by aww nnuts March 6, 2025
Get the unksplanation mug.