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Mansplaining (a blend word of man and the informal form splaining of the gerund explaining) is a pejorative term meaning "(of a man) to comment on or explain something to a woman in a condescending, overconfident, and often inaccurate or oversimplified manner".[1][2][3][4] Author Rebecca Solnit ascribed the phenomenon to a combination of "overconfidence and cluelessness".[5] Lily Rothman, of The Atlantic, defined it as "explaining without regard to the fact that the explainee knows more than the explainer, often done by a man to a woman".[6]
In its original use, mansplaining differed from other forms of condescension in that it was said to be rooted in the assumption that a man is likely to be more knowledgeable than a woman.[7] However, it has come to be used more broadly, often applied when a man takes a condescending tone in an explanation to anyone, regardless of the age or gender of the intended recipients: a "man 'splaining" can be delivered to any audience.[2] In 2010, it was named by the New York Times as one of its "Words of the Year".[8] American Dialect Society nominated Mansplaining as the “most creative” new word in 2012.[9] |
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"It's when a man spreads his legs wide to give the impression he has a big penis. Usually on public transport.
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You can’t even mansplain properly! That’s manspreading |
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"Mansplaining (a blend word of man and the informal form splaining of the gerund explaining) is a pejorative term meaning "(of a man) to comment on or explain something to a woman in a condescending, overconfident, and often inaccurate or oversimplified manner".[1][2][3][4] Author Rebecca Solnit ascribed the phenomenon to a combination of "overconfidence and cluelessness".[5] Lily Rothman, of The Atlantic, defined it as "explaining without regard to the fact that the explainee knows more than the explainer, often done by a man to a woman".[6]
In its original use, mansplaining differed from other forms of condescension in that it was said to be rooted in the assumption that a man is likely to be more knowledgeable than a woman.[7] However, it has come to be used more broadly, often applied when a man takes a condescending tone in an explanation to anyone, regardless of the age or gender of the intended recipients: a "man 'splaining" can be delivered to any audience.[2] In 2010, it was named by the New York Times as one of its "Words of the Year".[8] American Dialect Society nominated Mansplaining as the “most creative” new word in 2012.[9]"
I feel like I've been womansplained   |
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"It's when a man spreads his legs wide to give the impression he has a big penis. Usually on public transport.
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You can’t even mansplain properly! That’s manspreading"
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It's what blokes do when they think the silly little woman doesn't quite understand something.
Yo bro, you're not exactly diamond sharp and half the time you're fucking wrong.
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Isnt when they try to tell us about periods and things, where our organs are, and that our little brains aren't working proper.
I like the sound of hotcrotching better though. I had one in the sun yesterday! |
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"Mansplaining is a word used, usually by misandrists or unwittingly by people who pick it up from popular vernacular, to bully/shame men"
Loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool. |
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"Isnt when they try to tell us about periods and things, where our organs are, and that our little brains aren't working proper.
I like the sound of hotcrotching better though. I had one in the sun yesterday! "
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