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whitesplain

American  

[hwahyt-spleyn, wahyt‐] / ˈʰwaɪtˌspleɪn, ˈwaɪt‐ /

verb (used with or without object)

1. (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!

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Etymology

Origin of whitesplain

First recorded in 2010–15; white ( def. ) + -splain ( def. )