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What is 'splainin' to do?Saying a person or entity "has some βsplaininβ to do" (in a Cuban accent) is a humorous way of suggesting that they have done something illegal or otherwise embarrassing. "Dude, asdfghjkl;!!!... why are my briefs pink?? Lucy, you got some 'splainin' to do!" 'splainin' to do - video'splainin' to do - what is it?A direct allusion to the 1950's American sitcom, I LOVE LUCY. In the show, the American protagonist (Lucille Ball) has a husband (Desi Arnaz) who is Cuban-born, and who occasionally makes some unintentionally humorous gaffes with English. One of these is his curious pronunciation of the word "explaining", which he always pronounces "'splainin'". Example 1. When the rock group successfully showed that their record company had not promoted their poorly-selling album sufficiently, the suits at the company had some serious 'spainin' to do. |
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