FITSPLAIN

What Does FITSPLAIN Mean in a Text?

The Quick Answer

FITSPLAIN means "A Gym or Fitness Class Member Condescendingly Explaining Fitness Training."

More Observations...

It is used on social media to describe a gym or fitness class member (usually with little experience of fitness training) who condescendingly evangelizes about their training program or method (especially when doing so to a fitness coach or personal trainer)

FITSPLAIN is a combination of the words "Fit" and "Explain." It was inspired by the term Mansplain, which has also given rise to an ever-growing list of similar terms, including:

Dietsplain - A devotee of a particular diet explaining the "scientifically-proven benefits" of their way of eating.
Gaysplain - A gay person condescendingly explaining gay issues.
Straightsplain - A straight person explaining LGBT issues to a gay person.
Trumpsplain - A supporter of former president Trump defending his record.

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When I write FITSPLAIN, I mean this:

"A Gym or Fitness Class Member Condescendingly Explaining Fitness Training"

Summary of Key Points

"A Gym or Fitness Class Member Condescendingly Explaining Fitness Training" is, by far, the most common meaning for FITSPLAIN when it is used in a text. (Bear in mind that it could have another meaning if used in a different context.)

FITSPLAIN
Definition:	A Gym or Fitness Class Member Condescendingly Explaining Fitness Training
Type:	Word
Guessability:	2: Quite easy to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

An Academic Look at FITSPLAIN

As it is formed by merging two words into one, FITSPLAIN is a portmanteau word. It is a combination of the words Fit and Explain. FITSPLAIN is also a neologism (i.e., a newly coined word or term which has emerged into everyday usage). Some neologisms are formally accepted into mainstream language (at which point, they cease to be neologisms), and some wither until they can longer be considered everyday terms. A neologism can be: