fiatsplain
fiatsplain verb: to criticize bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in a condescending manner, often by nocoiners.
Verb
fiatsplain (third-person singular simple present fiatsplains, present participle fiatsplaining, simple past and past participle fiatsplained)
- To criticize bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in a condescending manner, often by nocoiners.
- If you have ever had the displeasure of learning economics while in university or simply have had a pompous sheep fiatsplain to you why a sound money standard can never work you've likely had a professor or the fiatsplainer blame the gold standard for the Great Depression.2021 December 2, Marty Bent, “They Haven't Been Teaching Monetary History Accurately”, in Bitcoin Magazine
Forms of fiatsplain
| third-person singular present | fiatsplains |
|---|---|
| present participle | fiatsplaining |
| past participle | fiatsplained |
| past | fiatsplained |
Origin of fiatsplain
From fiat + -splain, after mansplain.
Words formed from fiatsplain
Questions about fiatsplain
- What does fiatsplain mean?
- Fiatsplain means to criticize bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in a condescending manner, often by nocoiners.
- What part of speech is fiatsplain?
- Fiatsplain is a verb.
- What is the past tense of fiatsplain?
- The past tense of fiatsplain is fiatsplained.
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