Definition of ELI5

ELI5

interjection

• acronym for "explain like I'm 5". That is: explain to me in simple terms, as if I'm a five year-old.
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  Last edited on Jun 04 2017. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 04 2017.

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