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goysplaining

goysplaining noun: the act of condescendingly explaining Jewish issues to a Jew as a goy (non-Jew). Also the present participle and gerund of goysplain.

Noun

goysplaining (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism, neologism) The act of condescendingly explaining Jewish issues to a Jew as a goy (non-Jew).
    • Some may accuse me of goysplaining – him being Jewish, me not. But seeing as I'm his father, he's just going to have to get used to a lot more of where that comes from.2017 April 6, Giles Fraser, “Israel makes sense only from the perspective of Passover”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

Also used as

goysplaining is also the present participle and gerund of goysplain.

Questions about goysplaining

What does goysplaining mean?
Goysplaining means the act of condescendingly explaining Jewish issues to a Jew as a goy (non-Jew).
What part of speech is goysplaining?
Goysplaining is a noun.

Words near goysplaining in the dictionary

  1. goyslave
  2. goyslaves
  3. goyslop
  4. goysplain
  5. goysplained
  6. goysplaining
  7. goysplains
  8. Goyt
  9. goytard
  10. goytards
  11. Goytia

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