goysplain
goysplain verb: to condescendingly explain Jewish issues to a Jew as a goy (non-Jew).
Verb
goysplain (third-person singular simple present goysplains, present participle goysplaining, simple past and past participle goysplained)
- To condescendingly explain Jewish issues to a Jew as a goy (non-Jew).
- And so Walker makes the appropriate gestures of love for Israel, which is both a great beacon of democracy and a necessary prop that will be needed to bring about the End Times. He even made a point of goysplaining, at a Las Vegas Adelsonfest, that he named his son Matthew, which is Hebrew for...2014 December 10, Doktor Zoom, “Scott Walker Wished Jewish Friends A Merry Jewish Christmas And An Incendiary New Year”, in Wonkette, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2024
- The people who goysplain think that because they went to the trouble of reading an article, watching a documentary, or Googling something, they now understand an entire faith and should be congratulated for it.2015 March 30, Lilit Marcus, “The Art of Goysplaining”, in The Forward, New York, N.Y.: The Forward Association, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2023
- Synonyms:
- Jewsplain
Synonyms of goysplain
Forms of goysplain
| third-person singular present | goysplains |
|---|---|
| present participle | goysplaining |
| past participle | goysplained |
| past | goysplained |
Origin of goysplain
From goy + -splain.
Words formed from goysplain
Questions about goysplain
- What does goysplain mean?
- Goysplain means to condescendingly explain Jewish issues to a Jew as a goy (non-Jew).
- What part of speech is goysplain?
- Goysplain is a verb.
- What is the past tense of goysplain?
- The past tense of goysplain is goysplained.
Words near goysplain in the dictionary
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