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dadsplained

dadsplained is the simple past and past participle of dadsplain.

Meaning of dadsplain

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.

Questions about dadsplained

What is dadsplained the simple past and past participle of?
Dadsplained is the simple past and past participle of dadsplain.

Words near dadsplained in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dadsplained (page history and authors); dadsplain (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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