Dictionary

goysplain en · VERB

Etymology

From goy + -splain.

Meanings

1. (Judaism, neologism) To condescendingly explain Jewish issues to a Jew as a goy (non-Jew).
   • The people who goysplain think that because they went to the trouble of reading an article, watching a documentary, or Googling something, they now understand an entire faith and should be congratulated for it. 2015 March 30, Lilit Marcus, “The Art of Goysplaining”, in The Forward, New York, N.Y.: The Forward Association, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2023:
   • And so Walker makes the appropriate gestures of love for Israel, which is both a great beacon of democracy and a necessary prop that will be needed to bring about the End Times. He even made a point of goysplaining, at a Las Vegas Adelsonfest, that he named his son Matthew, which is Hebrew for "gift from God," and that he celebrates the Birth of Our Saviour Jesus Christ with both Christmas lights and "a menorah candle." See, he's trying real hard! 2014 December 10, Doktor Zoom, “Scott Walker Wished Jewish Friends A Merry Jewish Christmas And An Incendiary New Year”, in Wonkette, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2024:
   • This did not stop Clinton from "goysplaining" the holiday and accusing prominent left-wing Jews like Bernie Sanders of betraying their own people. 2016 April 18, Ben Norton, “Hillary Clinton "goysplains" to Bernie Sanders in Passover article, accusing him of betraying his people by criticizing Israel”, in Salon.com, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2023:

Forms

Deriveds

goysplaining

Synonyms

Jewsplain