Meaning

1 senses
  1. (Internet, colloquial, derogatory)To explain transgender issues, people or behavior to a trans person (as a cis person) in a condescending manner, presuming the listener’s inferior understanding.

Origin

From cis + -splain, after mansplain.

From cis + -splain, after mansplain.

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Forms

cissplains, cissplaining, cissplained, cissplained
Base formcissplain · to cissplain
3rd person singularcissplains
Present participlecissplaining
Past simplecissplained
Past participlecissplained

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycissplain
he, she, itcissplains

Past simpleLesson

all personscissplained

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave cissplained
he, she, ithas cissplained

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill cissplain

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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