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please explain

please explain noun: a request for explanation or clarification on an issue.

Noun

please explain (plural please explains)

  1. (Australia, colloquial) A request for explanation or clarification on an issue.
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Forms of please explain

pluralplease explains

Origin of please explain

Likely originated from a 1996 interview with Australian politician Pauline Hanson, in which she replied with the phrase to a question including the word "xenophobic".

Questions about please explain

What does please explain mean?
Please explain means a request for explanation or clarification on an issue.
What part of speech is please explain?
Please explain is a noun.
What is the plural of please explain?
The plural of please explain is please explains.

Words near please explain in the dictionary

  1. pleasaunt
  2. pleasauntly
  3. please
  4. please clap
  5. please excuse my dear Aunt Sally
  6. please explain
  7. please explains
  8. please find attached
  9. please God
  10. please help me
  11. please repeat after me

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