fansplain
US/ˌfænˈspleɪn/
fansplain verb: to explain something as a fan or in a fannish manner.
Verb
fansplain (third-person singular simple present fansplains, present participle fansplaining, simple past and past participle fansplained)
- To explain something as a fan or in a fannish manner.
- I’ll even fansplain away the bizarre “We Love Moms” and “Thanks Dads!” teasers—for Peanuts, a property that famously did away with parents entirely—as non-essential marketing chum, the cost of doing business in a Minionized marketplace where every animated character must be a blank slate to which...2015 July 28, Dan Kois, “Meghan Trainor’s People Interview About The Peanuts Movie Is a Total Disaster”, in Slate
- You can decide for yourself whether you want to search for YouTube videos that fansplain the character's full backstory before all 13 episodes of Marvel's Jessica Jones premiere November 20 #on Netflix.2015 November 18, John Russell, “Jonesin' For A Hero”, in Next, volume 23, number 22, page 13
Forms of fansplain
| third-person singular present | fansplains |
|---|---|
| present participle | fansplaining |
| past participle | fansplained |
| past | fansplained |
Origin of fansplain
From fan + -splain.
Questions about fansplain
- What does fansplain mean?
- Fansplain means to explain something as a fan or in a fannish manner.
- What part of speech is fansplain?
- Fansplain is a verb.
- How do you pronounce fansplain?
- Fansplain is pronounced /ˌfænˈspleɪn/ (US).
- What is the past tense of fansplain?
- The past tense of fansplain is fansplained.
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