What does splain mean?
Splain means (informal, dialectal) Apheretic form of explain..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(informal, dialectal) Apheretic form of explain..
"Howsomever, dey 'ranged der 'fairs, en splained der bizness."
"Why, Lor' bless you, I never knew nothing about the rights of them things till you splained them to me yesterday, boss."
"Den," he confided, "I 'splained to de release man 'bout lookin' fur a settin'-down job, an' he jes' sorta motioned to de do'."
Those who splain may have the intent of helping the situation, but the actual impact of their actions can feel condescending or insulting.
Use splain when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Splain means (informal, dialectal) Apheretic form of explain..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"Howsomever, dey 'ranged der 'fairs, en splained der bizness."
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