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straightsplain (third-person singular simple present straightsplains, present participle straightsplaining, simple past and past participle straightsplained) (colloquial, chiefly Internet) To explain LGBT issues, people …

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  1. straightsplain (third-person singular simple present straightsplains, present participle straightsplaining, simple past and past participle straightsplained) (colloquial, chiefly Internet) To explain LGBT issues, people or behavior to someone who is not of a heterosexual orientation (i.e. an LGBT individual) in a condescending manner, presuming the listener's inferior understanding.