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straightsplained

straightsplained is the simple past and past participle of straightsplain.

Meaning of straightsplain

Verb

straightsplain (third-person singular simple present straightsplains, present participle straightsplaining, simple past and past participle straightsplained)

  1. (Internet, colloquial, derogatory) To explain LGBT issues, people or behavior to someone who is not of a heterosexual orientation (i.e. an LGBT individual) in a condescending manner, presuming the listener's inferior understanding.
    • There are several different degrees of straightsplaining. That word, inspired by the increasingly common "mansplaining," describes the practice of straight people explaining how gay people are, or what gay people do, or how gay people do what they do, or why.2014 July 2, Rich Juzwiak, “A Field Guide to Straightsplaining”, in Gawker, retrieved 19 Oct 2016

Questions about straightsplained

What is straightsplained the simple past and past participle of?
Straightsplained is the simple past and past participle of straightsplain.

Words near straightsplained in the dictionary

  1. straightoid
  2. straightoids
  3. straightphobic
  4. straights
  5. straightsplain
  6. straightsplained
  7. straightsplaining
  8. straightsplains
  9. straightup
  10. straightwash
  11. straightwashed

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