English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Blend of West +‎ explainer, or Westsplaining +‎ -er

Noun

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Westsplainer (plural Westsplainers)

  1. (uncommon, informal, derogatory, neologism) a person who condescendingly explains something as a Westerner, especially sociopolitical views of Central and Eastern Europe and its historical and current relations with the Soviet Union and Russia.
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Descendants

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  • Ukrainian: ве́стсплейнер (véstsplejner)

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