noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of condescendingly explaining something as a Westerner, especially sociopolitical views of Central and Eastern Europe and its historical and current relations with the Soviet Union and Russia. derogatory, informal, neologism, uncommon, uncountable

   ""Westsplaining" can this be a word please?"

2. 2
   Alternative letter-case form of Westsplaining. alt-of, uncountable

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""Westsplaining" can this be a word please?"

Etymology

Blend of West + explaining, or Westplain + -ing, itself from West + -splain. Modelled after mansplaining. The term became popular in 2017.

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