Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fansplain

/ˌfænˈspleɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fansplain
IPA: /ˌfænˈspleɪn/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To explain something as a fan or in a fannish manner.

Example Sentences

"I’ll even fansplain away the bizarre “We Love Moms” and “Thanks Dads!” teasers—for Peanuts, a property that famously did away with parents entirely—as non-essential marketing chum, the cost of doing business in a Minionized marketplace where every animated character must be a blank slate to which literally any sentiment can be affixed."
"You can decide for yourself whether you want to search for YouTube videos that fansplain the character's full backstory before all 13 episodes of Marvel's Jessica Jones premiere November 20 #on Netflix."
"It could have actually been great if only it wasn't obsessed with fansplaining details literally nobody was curious about."

Etymology

From fan + -splain.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fan

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌfænˈspleɪn/

Inflected Forms

fansplains (present, singular) fansplaining (participle, present) fansplained (participle, past) fansplained (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce fansplain?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfænˈspleɪn/.
What does fansplain mean?: To explain something as a fan or in a fannish manner.
Where does fansplain come from?: From fan + -splain.

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