Jewsplain

English

Alternative forms

jewsplain

Etymology

From Jew +‎ -splain, modeled after mansplain.

Verb

Jewsplain (third-person singular simple present Jewsplains, present participle Jewsplaining, simple past and past participle Jewsplained)

To condescendingly explain Jewish issues to a Jew as a non-Jew.
- 2022 October 17, Tom Tapp, quoting Jonathan Greenblatt, “ADL President Calls Trump’s “Jewsplaining” Claim About Israel An “An Unveiled Threat” On CNN”, in Deadline‎^[1]:
  To that, Greenblatt quickly replied, “We don’t need the former president, who curries favor with extremists and antisemites, to lecture us about the US-Israel relationship. It is not about a quid pro quo; it rests on shared values and security interests. This ‘Jewsplaining’ is insulting and disgusting.”
- 2025 January 21, Isabel Keane, “AOC torn to shreds for ‘jewsplaining’ to Anti-Defamation League in dispute over Elon Musk’s inauguration salute”, in New York Post‎^[2]:
  Many social media users quickly took offense at AOC’s response, calling out the Bronx and Queens rep for trying to explain antisemitism to the watchdog group, with one commentator noting: “We now have AOC jewsplaining to the ADL.”
  Another X user chimed in: “AOC trying to Jewsplain to the ADL why they are antisemitic. She’s officially lost her mind.”