-splainとは 意味・読み方・使い方

接尾辞

-splain

1. (slang) A suffix combined with a descriptive adjective or noun to create a verb meaning someone who fits that description condescendingly explaining something to someone who does not fit that description (especially, something the listener has more experience of).
   • 2012 December 22, Bunnika, “For reblogging: No crip has to be nice to ableists”, in Cumulative notes for the Zōon Politikon‎^[1], retrieved 2014-04-27:

     So please, don’t ablesplain to me. Especially when you have no idea about the context of what bigotry you’re trying to justify.

   • 2013 January 15, Dan O'Connor, “Dan Callahan Thinsplains Obesity”, in Berman Institute Bioethics Bulletin‎^[2], retrieved 2013-04-28:

     You see, thinsplains Callahan, because nothing else seems to be working, we must turn to making obese people feel bad about themselves in order to shed the pounds.

   • 2014 March 14, Katy Waldman, “Princeton Mom's One Saving Grace”, in The XX Factor‎^[3]:

     The PM urges 29-year-old Princeton alum O’Connor to decide immediately whether she wants a husband and children, and it sounds a lot like momsplaining to O’Connor that she definitely wants a husband and children.

派生語

アナグラム

• Aplins, Lipans, Pinals, Plains, lapins, plains, spinal

発音

語源 1

Aphetic form of explain

動詞

splain (三人称単数 現在形 splains, 現在分詞 splaining, 過去形および過去分詞形 splained)

1. (informal, dialectal) Aphetic form of explain.
   • 1881, Joel Chandler Harris, Uncle Remus:

     "Howsomever, dey 'ranged der 'fairs, en splained der bizness."

   • 1905, R. F. Foster, “In Self Defence”, in The Bookman, volume 21:

     "Why, Lor' bless you, I never knew nothing about the rights of them things till you splained them to me yesterday, boss."

   • 1947, John Avery Lomax, Adventures of a Ballad Hunter, page 195:

     "Den," he confided, "I 'splained to de release man 'bout lookin' fur a settin'-down job, an' he jes' sorta motioned to de do'."

語源 2

Partly from the preceding sense, partly from -splain (after mansplaining).

動詞

splain (三人称単数 現在形 splains, 現在分詞 splaining, 過去形および過去分詞形 splained)

1. (slang) To condescendingly explain something, often extensively, especially to someone that knows more about it; for example, to mansplain, whitesplain, etc.
   • 2019, Jennifer Brown, How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Creating Trust, Cooperation, and Community across Differences‎^[1], Berrett-Koehler, →ISBN, page 35:

     Those who splain may have the intent of helping the situation, but the actual impact of their actions can feel condescending or insulting.

参照

• Merriam-Webster (March 2018) Words We're Watching: Splain; '-Splain' predates 'mansplain'. Let us explain.

アナグラム

• Aplins, Lipans, Pinals, Plains, lapins, plains, spinal