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richsplaining

richsplaining is the present participle and gerund of richsplain.

Meaning of richsplain

Verb

richsplain (third-person singular simple present richsplains, present participle richsplaining, simple past and past participle richsplained)

  1. (derogatory, informal) To explain to a poor person (as a middle-class or wealthy person) in a condescending manner, presuming the listener's inferior understanding.
    • It should also be acknowledged that Trollope “richsplains” to the Canadians but not to his English readers, who come from the upper or middle classes.2016, Barbara Ludwiczak, “'What is the cry even of the Canadians?': Resistance towards Imperial Paternalism and US 'braggadocio' in Anthony Trollope’s North America”, in TransCanadiana: Polish...

Questions about richsplaining

What is richsplaining the present participle and gerund of?
Richsplaining is the present participle and gerund of richsplain.

Words near richsplaining in the dictionary

  1. Richonne
  2. Richoux
  3. Richouxes
  4. richsplain
  5. richsplained
  6. richsplaining
  7. richsplains
  8. Richtel
  9. Richter
  10. Richter scale
  11. Richter scales

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