fiatsplain en · VERB
Etymology
From fiat + -splain, after mansplain.
Meanings
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(derogatory, informal) To criticize bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in a condescending manner, often by nocoiners.
If you have ever had the displeasure of learning economics while in university or simply have had a pompous sheep fiatsplain to you why a sound money standard can never work you've likely had a professor or the fiatsplainer blame the gold standard for the Great Depression.
2021 December 2, Marty Bent, “They Haven't Been Teaching Monetary History Accurately”, in Bitcoin Magazine:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fiatsplained | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fiatsplained | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| fiatsplains | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| fiatsplaining | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |