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Slain vs Splain - What's the difference?

slain | splain |

As an adjective slain

is .

As a noun slain

is .

As a verb splain is

(slang) to explain.

slain

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • (with "the") Those who have been killed.
  • * 1906 , Mary Elizabeth Lewis, The ethics of Wagner's The ring of the Nibelung , page 41:
    • While the Valkyries were the choosers of the valorous slain , they were also obedient to the call of any in distress who asked their help.

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    splain

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (slang) To explain.
  • * 1881 Joel Chandler Harris Uncle Remus
    • "Howsomever, dey 'ranged der 'fairs, en splained der bizness."
  • * 1905 R. F. Foster "In Self Defence" in ''The Bookman, vol. 21.
    • "Why, Lor' bless you, I never knew nothing about the rights of them things till you splained them to me yesterday, boss."
  • * 1947 John Avery Lomax Adventures of a Ballad Hunter p. 195
    • "Den," he confided, "I 'splained to de release man 'bout lookin' fur a settin'-down job, an' he jes' sorta motioned to de do'."

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