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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

dadsplain en · VERB

Etymology

Blend of dad + explain, equivalent to dad + -splain.

Meanings

  1. (slang) To offer advice as a father, especially condescending, unsolicited, or oversimplified advice.
    • Why does my dad have to dadsplain things to me like I'm five? Like I'm pretty sure I didn't even ask.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
dadsplaining Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dadsplains Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
dadsplained Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dadsplained Tense=Past lexicographic

Hypernyms

mansplain