"thinsplain" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: thinsplains [present, singular, third-person], thinsplaining [participle, present], thinsplained [participle, past], thinsplained [past]
Etymology: thin + -splain, after the pattern of mansplain. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|thin|splain}} thin + -splain Head templates: {{en-verb}} thinsplain (third-person singular simple present thinsplains, present participle thinsplaining, simple past and past participle thinsplained)
  1. (informal, derogatory) To explain to a fat person (as a thin person) in a condescending manner, presuming the listener's inferior understanding. Tags: derogatory, informal Categories (topical): Obesity

Inflected forms

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