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- verb   Present participle of splain .
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Examples
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								He is going to have some "splaining" to do tonight. Archive 2009-06-01 2009 
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								Mukasey is no more inclined to do any 'splaining' than his predecessor Alberto Gonzalez; he isn't being called upon to testify and he doesn't look as lost and helpless -- and guilty. Lynne Glasner: Lame Duck Prosecution: Are Nuclear Pardons in the Works? 2009 
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								We're going to explain to you why a judge is asking him to go back and do "splaining" as they say. 
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								We had a lot of "splaining" to do in the neighborhood once we announced the news. Lee Woodruff: The New American Family - Let's Lose the Labels 2008 
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								Actually, he says, "we call it our 'Lucy and Ricky wine' because there's so much 'splaining' to do" because of the name. 
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								I do think that Sanford's staff has some 'splaining' to do, and there is the question of "did or did they not" know where he was. Drudge Retort 2009 
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								Michael A. Fletcher: The Ricky Ricardo "splaining" thing, I think, has to be viewed in the context of the conversation. 
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								I do think that Sanford's staff has some 'splaining' to do, and there is the question of "did or did they not" know where he was. Drudge Retort 2009 
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								I do think that Sanford's staff has some 'splaining' to do, and there is the question of "did or did they not" know where he was. Drudge Retort 2009 
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								Then, Ms. Palin, get ready for the real world on Friday cuz you got a lot of 'splaining' to do about a lot of things. CNN Political Ticker 2008 
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