verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To explain transgender issues, people or behavior to a trans person (as a cis person) in a condescending manner, presuming the listener’s inferior understanding. Internet, colloquial, derogatory

   "Don’t ask us about transgenderism only to cissplain how we’re still “really” our birth sex and always will be."

Synonyms

All synonyms

mansplainstraightsplainwhitesplain

Example

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"Don’t ask us about transgenderism only to cissplain how we’re still “really” our birth sex and always will be."

Etymology

From cis + -splain, after mansplain.

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