straightsplain
straightsplain · straightsplains · straightsplained · straightsplaining
To explain LGBT issues, people or behavior to someone who is not of a heterosexual…To explain LGBT issues, people or behavior to someone who is not of a heterosexual orientation (i.e. an LGBT individual) in a condescending manner, presuming the listener's inferior understanding.
Meaning
1 senses(Internet, colloquial, derogatory)To explain LGBT issues, people or behavior to someone who is not of a heterosexual orientation (i.e. an LGBT individual) in a condescending manner, presuming the listener's inferior understanding.
Origin
From straight + -splain, after mansplain.From straight + -splain, after mansplain.
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Forms
straightsplains, straightsplaining, straightsplained, straightsplained| Base form | straightsplain · to straightsplain |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | straightsplains |
| Present participle | straightsplaining |
| Past simple | straightsplained |
| Past participle | straightsplained |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedstraightsplaining
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle