fiatsplain

English

Etymology

From fiat +‎ -splain, after mansplain.

Verb

fiatsplain (third-person singular simple present fiatsplains, present participle fiatsplaining, simple past and past participle fiatsplained)

1. (informal, derogatory) To criticize bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in a condescending manner, often by nocoiners.
   • 2021 December 2, Marty Bent, “They Haven't Been Teaching Monetary History Accurately”, in Bitcoin Magazine‎:

     If you have ever had the displeasure of learning economics while in university or simply have had a pompous sheep fiatsplain to you why a sound money standard can never work you've likely had a professor or the fiatsplainer blame the gold standard for the Great Depression.

Derived terms

• fiatsplainer