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dadsplain

dadsplain verb: to offer advice as a father, especially condescending, unsolicited, or oversimplified advice.

Verb

dadsplain (third-person singular simple present dadsplains, present participle dadsplaining, simple past and past participle dadsplained)

  1. (slang) To offer advice as a father, especially condescending, unsolicited, or oversimplified advice.
    • Why does my dad have to dadsplain things to me like I'm five? Like I'm pretty sure I didn't even ask.

Forms of dadsplain

third-person singular presentdadsplains
present participledadsplaining
past participledadsplained
pastdadsplained

Origin of dadsplain

Blend of dad + explain, equivalent to dad + -splain.

Questions about dadsplain

What does dadsplain mean?
Dadsplain means to offer advice as a father, especially condescending, unsolicited, or oversimplified advice.
What part of speech is dadsplain?
Dadsplain is a verb.
What is the past tense of dadsplain?
The past tense of dadsplain is dadsplained.

Words near dadsplain in the dictionary

  1. dadrock
  2. dads
  3. Dads and Daves
  4. dadship
  5. dadsonite
  6. dadsplain
  7. dadsplained
  8. dadsplaining
  9. dadsplains
  10. Dadswells Bridge
  11. DADT

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