Ablesplain

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To explain something related to disability in a manner that is condescending or shows a lack of understanding, compassion, or respect for the disabled. neologism

    "The disability needs to be “ablesplained” by a medical authority—and these explanations often usurp the voice or perspective of the narrator and overwrite their identity in scientific and pathological terms."

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"The disability needs to be “ablesplained” by a medical authority—and these explanations often usurp the voice or perspective of the narrator and overwrite their identity in scientific and pathological terms."

Etymology

From able + -splain.

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