A term intended to satirize multiple causes which have grown popular amongst feminists in recent years that basically boil down to unfairly making men walk on eggshells, reasons and motivations for which are usually blown vastly out of proportion if not outright fabricated.
Stacey: "God Ashley, did you hear Mark during the conference, today?"
Ashley: "I know, manspreading and mansplaining is one thing, but manbreathing, Ugh! That's the worst offense men can commit! Did you know, the American Association of Uncited Statistics claims that men breathe seventy-five times the amount of air women do in a whole day?"
Stacey: "Yeah, I confronted my husband about it yesterday, asking him to stop breathing for a while to give women more air to breathe. But then, he's all like 'OH, WAAAAHHHH, I CAN'T DO THAT, I'LL DIE! WAHHHH MY WIDDWE WUNGS CAN'T GO A FEW DAYS WITHOUT THE PWECIOUS AAAAAIIIIIWWWWW! WAH!' can you believe that?"
Ashley: "That's what happens when you grow up privilleged; equality will look like oppression to you."
Ashley: "I know, manspreading and mansplaining is one thing, but manbreathing, Ugh! That's the worst offense men can commit! Did you know, the American Association of Uncited Statistics claims that men breathe seventy-five times the amount of air women do in a whole day?"
Stacey: "Yeah, I confronted my husband about it yesterday, asking him to stop breathing for a while to give women more air to breathe. But then, he's all like 'OH, WAAAAHHHH, I CAN'T DO THAT, I'LL DIE! WAHHHH MY WIDDWE WUNGS CAN'T GO A FEW DAYS WITHOUT THE PWECIOUS AAAAAIIIIIWWWWW! WAH!' can you believe that?"
Ashley: "That's what happens when you grow up privilleged; equality will look like oppression to you."
by CuteBoy56 June 21, 2018
Manbreathing is when a man intentionally breathes obnoxiously loud, as a way to dominate the air and intimidate women into being silent. Manbreathing can be intensified if the man has just done something strenuous, so not only is he intimidating a women into silence he is also proclaiming himself to be physically stronger and is now physically intimidating the poor defenceless woman into obedience.
Little girls are having a random conversation*
Random male breathes*
Little Girls say to him "FUCK YOU CIS WHITE MALE STOP MANBREATHING YOU SEXIST! WOMEN CAN TALK DATE SHOWS 100% OF ALL MEN THAT ARE RAPISTS ARE RAPISTS"
Man says ''what?"
Random male breathes*
Little Girls say to him "FUCK YOU CIS WHITE MALE STOP MANBREATHING YOU SEXIST! WOMEN CAN TALK DATE SHOWS 100% OF ALL MEN THAT ARE RAPISTS ARE RAPISTS"
Man says ''what?"
by DirtyKneeGar March 24, 2017
When A Man Breathes
by Average_Gamer August 3, 2017
When a man intentionally breaths loudly ,noticeably or when pushes enough carbon dioxide to be felt by nearby women
I was at the bar with my gal pals when a guy started Manbreathing and it really felt like he was trying to lure me away from the bar
by Don't be sexist January 4, 2019