mansplain
verb/ˈmanˌspleɪn/UK/ˈmænˌspleɪn/US
Etymology
Definitions
To explain (something) condescendingly (to a female listener), especially to explain…
To explain (something) condescendingly (to a female listener), especially to explain something the listener already knows, presuming that she has an inferior understanding of it merely because she is female.
- But what's getting all of the attention in the bill is the part where legislators have banded together to mansplain the various shadings of the crime of "rape" to America.
- There were some Occupy-style solutions: those whose voices dominate should “step back” for an entire meeting. […] Men should notice when they are “mansplaining” (this one got a thunderous ovation).
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA