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ablesplain

verb

Etymology

From able + -splain.

  1. derived from habilis — “easily managed, held, or handled; apt; skillful”
  2. derived from abile
  3. derived from able
  4. inherited from able
  5. suffixed as ablesplain — “able + splain”

Definitions

  1. To explain something related to disability in a manner that is condescending or shows a…

    To explain something related to disability in a manner that is condescending or shows a lack of understanding, compassion, or respect for the disabled.

    • The disability needs to be “ablesplained” by a medical authority—and these explanations often usurp the voice or perspective of the narrator and overwrite their identity in scientific and pathological terms.
    • 'They just ablesplained their delay by using a disabled passenger as an excuse. And it's a disabled passenger I know. You truly cannot make this up.'
    • I’m so sick of able-bodied people trying to speak for us, and ablesplaining!

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA