Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

please explain

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables: please -ex-plain
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A request for explanation or clarification on an issue.

Australian usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"2018 "TRIALLED RULE CHANGES WOULD FLY IN THE FACE OF AFL’S MELBOURNE TANKING INVESTIGATION: GREEN" 1116 SEN, 25 July 2018. Accessed 3 August 2018. "If the AFL do decide to trial new rule changes this season, Green believes his former club should present the competition’s hierarchy with a please explain, as they’re seemingly bringing the game into disrepute in a similar way they deemed Melbourne to have done so.""

Etymology

Likely originated from a 1996 interview with Australian politician Pauline Hanson, in which she replied with the phrase to a question including the word "xenophobic".

Usage

Inflected Forms

please explains (plural)

Questions

What does please explain mean?: A request for explanation or clarification on an issue.
Where does please explain come from?: Likely originated from a 1996 interview with Australian politician Pauline Hanson, in which she replied with the phrase to a question including the word "xenophobic".

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