Word info

mansplaining

Speech parts

1. mansplaining - Noun

2. mansplaining - Verb

Meaning

English Wikipedia has an article on:mansplainingWikipedia
mansplaining (uncountable)

(informal, derogatory) The act of condescendingly explaining something, particularly by a man to a female listener, in order to appear knowledgeable, or from a mistaken presumption that she has an inferior understanding of the topic.

mansplaining

present participle of mansplain

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Mansplaining is a sexist term designed to silence men via gender shaming. Markus Persson

For the uninitiated, mansplaining is when a man explains something to a woman in a condescending or patronizing way. Source: Internet

If you can't handle a little mansplaining drive your Prius back to Starbucks. Source: Internet

“This is the violent version of mansplaining, and it’s happened since Adam and Eve.” Source: Internet

As much as I like these concepts, though, they remove reference to the male privilege that makes mansplaining what it is. Source: Internet

It's like mansplaining, but a celebrity version, where regular people think they know everything. Source: Internet

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