"richsplain" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: richsplains [present, singular, third-person], richsplaining [participle, present], richsplained [participle, past], richsplained [past]
Etymology: From rich + -splain, after the pattern of mansplain. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rich|splain}} rich + -splain Head templates: {{en-verb}} richsplain (third-person singular simple present richsplains, present participle richsplaining, simple past and past participle richsplained)
  1. (informal, derogatory) To explain to a poor person (as a middle-class or wealthy person) in a condescending manner, presuming the listener's inferior understanding. Tags: derogatory, informal Synonyms: rich-splain
    Sense id: en-richsplain-en-verb-pV1Vvd~c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -splain, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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