splain

== English == === Alternative forms === 'splain === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === Apheretic form of explain. ==== Verb ==== splain (third-person singular simple present splains, present participle splaining, simple past and past participle splained) (informal, dialectal) Apheretic form of explain. === Etymology 2 === Partly from the preceding sense, partly from -splain (after mansplaining). ==== Verb ==== splain (third-person singular simple present splains, present participle splaining, simple past and past participle splained) (slang) To condescendingly explain something, often extensively, especially to someone that knows more about it; for example, to mansplain, whitesplain, etc. === References === Merriam-Webster (March 2018) Words We're Watching: Splain; '-Splain' predates 'mansplain'. Let us explain. === Anagrams === Aplins, Lipans, Pinals, Plains, lapins, plains, spinal