English Explanatory Dictionary

mansplaining

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of condescendingly explaining something, particularly by a man to a woman, in order to appear knowledgeable, or from a mistaken presumption that she has an inferior understanding of the topic.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of mansplain

Pronunciation

măn-splānʹĭng /ˈmanˌspleɪnɪŋ/ /ˈmænˌspleɪnɪŋ/

Word forms

mansplaining

Etymology

Blend of man + explaining, or from mansplain + -ing.

Related words

cisplaining femsplaining momsplaining straightsplaining whitesplaining womansplaining hepeat male answer syndrome
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