"Westsplaining" meaning in English

See Westsplaining in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Blend of West + explaining, or Westplain + -ing, itself from West + -splain. Modelled after mansplaining. The term became popular in 2017. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|West|explaining}} Blend of West + explaining, {{af|en|Westplain|-ing}} Westplain + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Westsplaining (uncountable)
  1. (uncommon, informal, derogatory, neologism) 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. Tags: derogatory, informal, neologism, uncommon, uncountable Categories (topical): Social justice Synonyms: westsplaining Derived forms: Westsplainer

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