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splain English Etymology From en splain, itself from en explain, following the pattern of en mansplain. Suffix en slang A suffix combined with a descriptive adjective or noun to create a verb meaning someone who fits that description condescendingly explaining something to someone who does not fit that description (especially, something the listener has more experience of). en 2012-12-22 Bunnika For reblogging: No crip has to be nice to ableists Cumulative notes for the Zōon Politikon http://green-street-politics.tumblr.com/post/38547028522/for-reblogging-no-crip-has-to-be-nice-to-ableists 2014-04-27 So please, don’t ablesplain to me. Especially when you have no idea about the context of what bigotry you’re trying to justify. en 2013-01-15 Dan O'Connor Dan Callahan Thinsplains Obesity Berman Institute Bioethics Bulletin http://bioethicsbulletin.org/archive/dan-callahan-thinsplains-obesity/ 2013-04-28 You see, thinsplains Callahan, because nothing else seems to be working, we must turn to making obese people feel bad about themselves in order to shed the pounds. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325121914/http://bioethicsbulletin.org/archive/dan-callahan-thinsplains-obesity/ en 2014-03-14 Katy Waldman Princeton Mom's One Saving Grace The XX Factor Slate http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/03/13/princeton_mom_susan_patton_s_terrible_wonderful_views_about_women.html The PM urges 29-year-old Princeton alum O’Connor to decide immediately whether she wants a husband and children, and it sounds a lot like momsplaining to O’Connor that she definitely wants a husband and children. https://web.archive.org/web/20230719191659/https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/03/princeton-mom-susan-pattons-terrible-wonderful-views-about-women.html Derived terms en Anagrams en ailnps Aplins Lipans Pinals Plains lapins plains spinal en productive suffixes