Dictionary

Jewsplain en · VERB

Etymology

From Jew + -splain, modeled after mansplain.

Meanings

1. To condescendingly explain Jewish issues to a Jew as a non-Jew.
   • Many social media users quickly took offense at AOC’s response, calling out the Bronx and Queens rep for trying to explain antisemitism to the watchdog group, with one commentator noting: “We now have AOC jewsplaining to the ADL.” Another X user chimed in: “AOC trying to Jewsplain to the ADL why they are antisemitic. She’s officially lost her mind.” 2025 January 21, Isabel Keane, “AOC torn to shreds for ‘jewsplaining’ to Anti-Defamation League in dispute over Elon Musk’s inauguration salute”, in New York Post, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2025:
   • To that, Greenblatt quickly replied, “We don’t need the former president, who curries favor with extremists and antisemites, to lecture us about the US-Israel relationship. It is not about a quid pro quo; it rests on shared values and security interests. This ‘Jewsplaining’ is insulting and disgusting.” 2022 October 17, Tom Tapp, quoting Jonathan Greenblatt, “ADL President Calls Trump’s “Jewsplaining” Claim About Israel An “An Unveiled Threat” On CNN”, in Deadline, archived from the original on 13 Jan 2023:

Forms

Synonyms

goysplain