mansplaining
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mansplaining
- /ˈmanˌspleɪnɪŋ/ UK
- /ˈmænˌspleɪnɪŋ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪnɪŋ
Where it comes from
Blend of man + explaining, or from mansplain + -ing.
noun
- 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. Mansplaining isn't just the act of explaining while male, of course; many men manage to explain things every day without in the least insulting their listeners... Mansplaining is when a dude tells you, a woman, how to do something you already know how to do, or how you are wrong about something you
verb
- present participle and gerund of mansplain
Translations
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noun Translations
| Español | machoexplicación |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | マンスプレイニング mansupureiningu |
| Français | mecsplication, mansplaining |
| Deutsch | Herrklären |
| Italiano | minchiarimento |
| Ελληνικά | ανδρεξήγηση andrexígisi |
| עברית | הַסְגַּבְרָה hasgvará |
Talk about this word "mansplaining." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mansplaining. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mansplaining. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mansplaining "mansplaining." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mansplaining.Cite this
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