manterruption

noun

Etymology

Blend of man + interruption.

  1. derived from interruptio
  2. derived from interrupcion
  3. inherited from interrupcioun
  4. compounded as manterruption — “man + interruption

Definitions

  1. The act of manterrupting a woman.

    • It was perhaps the most public example of the “manterruption” – that is, a man interrupting a woman while she’s trying to speak (in this case, on stage, by herself, as an award honoree) and taking over the floor.

The neighborhood

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