fansplained
fansplained is the simple past and past participle of fansplain.
Meaning of fansplain
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
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- What is fansplained the simple past and past participle of?
- Fansplained is the simple past and past participle of fansplain.
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