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mansplain
- /ˈmanˌspleɪn/ UK
- /ˈmænˌspleɪn/ US
Rhymes with -eɪn
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Blend of man + explain, equivalent to man + -splain.
verb mansplains · mansplaining · mansplained
- 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.
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verb Translations
| Español | machoexplicar |
|---|---|
| Français | mecspliquer, pénispliquer |
| Deutsch | herrklären, mansplainen |
| Ελληνικά | ανδρεξηγώ andrexigó |
| עברית | הִסְגְּבִּיר hisgbír |
Talk about this word "mansplain." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mansplain. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mansplain. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mansplain "mansplain." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mansplain.Cite this
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title = {mansplain},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mansplain},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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