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villainsplaining

villainsplaining is the present participle and gerund of villainsplain.

Meaning of villainsplain

Verb

villainsplain (third-person singular simple present villainsplains, present participle villainsplaining, simple past and past participle villainsplained)

  1. (informal) Of a villain in a fictional work, to explain the details of one's evil plans or actions, or the motivations that drive them.
    • Are you done villainsplaining?2019 April 5, Steven Katz, “In the Woods”, in Kate Dennis, director, The Tick, season 2, episode 9, spoken by Overkill (Scott Speiser)

Questions about villainsplaining

What is villainsplaining the present participle and gerund of?
Villainsplaining is the present participle and gerund of villainsplain.

Words near villainsplaining in the dictionary

  1. villainry
  2. villains
  3. villains of the week
  4. villainsplain
  5. villainsplained
  6. villainsplaining
  7. villainsplains
  8. villainy
  9. Villair de Quart
  10. villakin
  11. villakins

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