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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

villainsplain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vil-lain-splain
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of a villain in a fictional work, to explain the details of one's evil plans or actions, or the motivations that drive them.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

From villain + -splain.

Usage

Inflected Forms

villainsplains (present, singular) villainsplaining (participle, present) villainsplained (participle, past) villainsplained (past)

Questions

What does villainsplain mean?
Of a villain in a fictional work, to explain the details of one's evil plans or actions, or the motivations that drive them.
Where does villainsplain come from?
From villain + -splain.

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