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villainsplains

villainsplains is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 villainsplains

What is villainsplains the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Villainsplains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of villainsplain.

Words near villainsplains in the dictionary

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

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