Westsplaining

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of condescendingly explaining something as a Westerner, especially sociopolitical views of Central and Eastern Europe and its historical and current relations with the Soviet Union and Russia.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Westsplaining.

Word forms

Westsplaining

Etymology

Blend of West + explaining, or Westplain + -ing, itself from West + -splain. Modelled after mansplaining. The term became popular in 2017.

Derived words

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