whitesplain
[ hwahyt-spleyn, wahyt‐ ]
verb (used with or without object)
(of a white person) to comment on the minority experience or explain racism to a person of color in a condescending or blaming way, as to point out accommodating behaviors that the victim of racism might have adopted to defuse interracial conflict:I know what driving while Black is like, so don't you dare whitesplain it to me!
Origin of whitesplain
1- Compare Blacksplain (def. 2).
Words Nearby whitesplain
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