fansplain

English

Etymology

fan +‎ -splain

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌfænˈspleɪn/

Verb

fansplain (third-person singular simple present fansplains, present participle fansplaining, simple past and past participle fansplained)

1. (neologism) To explain something as a fan or in a fannish manner.
   • 2015 July 28, Dan Kois, “Meghan Trainor’s People Interview About The Peanuts Movie Is a Total Disaster”, in Slate:

     I’ll even fansplain away the bizarre “We Love Moms” and “Thanks Dads!” teasers—for Peanuts, a property that famously did away with parents entirely—as non-essential marketing chum, the cost of doing business in a Minionized marketplace where every animated character must be a blank slate to which literally any sentiment can be affixed.

   • 2015 November 18, John Russell, “Jonesin' For A Hero”, in Next, volume 23, number 22, page 13:

     You can decide for yourself whether you want to search for YouTube videos that fansplain the character's full backstory before all 13 episodes of Marvel's Jessica Jones premiere November 20 #on Netflix.

   • 2018 June, Ryan Syrek, “Wookie Rookie By The Bookie”, in The Reader, page 32:

     It could have actually been great if only it wasn't obsessed with fansplaining details literally nobody was curious about.