English Explanatory Dictionary

straightsplaining

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Condescending explanation of something by a heterosexual to a non-heterosexual person.

verb

present participle and gerund of straightsplain

Word forms

straightsplaining

Etymology

Blend of straight + explaining, modelled on mansplaining.

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