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noun
The act of condescendingly explaining something as a Westerner, especially sociopolitical views of Central and Eastern Europe and its historical and current relations with the Soviet Union and Russia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, informal, neologism, uncommon, uncountable
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Westsplaining.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, uncountable
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History
Blend of West + explaining, or Westplain + -ing, itself from West + -splain. Modelled after mansplaining. The term became popular in 2017.
