Dictionary

fansplain en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˌfænˈspleɪn/ (General-American)

Etymology

From fan + -splain.

Meanings

1. (neologism) To explain something as a fan or in a fannish manner.
   • I’ll even fansplain away the bizarre “We Love Moms” and “Thanks Dads!” teasers—for Peanuts, a property that famously did away with parents entirely—as non-essential marketing chum, the cost of doing business in a Minionized marketplace where every animated character must be a blank slate to which literally any sentiment can be affixed. 2015 July 28, Dan Kois, “Meghan Trainor’s People Interview About The Peanuts Movie Is a Total Disaster”, in Slate:
   • You can decide for yourself whether you want to search for YouTube videos that fansplain the character's full backstory before all 13 episodes of Marvel's Jessica Jones premiere November 20 #on Netflix. 2015 November 18, John Russell, “Jonesin' For A Hero”, in Next, volume 23, number 22, page 13:
   • It could have actually been great if only it wasn't obsessed with fansplaining details literally nobody was curious about. 2018 June, Ryan Syrek, “Wookie Rookie By The Bookie”, in The Reader, page 32:

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