is the act of a man explaining something he may not really know to a woman who does, and the assumption behind it that knowledge is somehow inherent in the male condition, paralleling a void of knowledge waiting to be filled in the female condition.
On the quiz show Jeopardy, the answer to the question "What is mansplaining?" was "This 21st century word happens when a male patronizingly tells a female about a topic she already understands.
by melliegussie September 9, 2017
Mansplaining is basically intellectual dishonesty. Instead of listening and considering the arguments of opposing views, even if you then refute them, you simply brush off any opposing views as inherently wrong because a man said it.
Feminist: Men gets paid 1 dollar while a woman gets 73 cents, oh the patriarchy...
Rational Person: Well, the statistic that you stated didn't account for the kinds of jobs that men usually take, the amount of time they work in the shift, education and more. If you managed to remove all those factors, both men and women get basically the same amount.
Retarded Feminist: Shut the fuck up you sexist mansplaining pig!!!!
Rational Person: Well, the statistic that you stated didn't account for the kinds of jobs that men usually take, the amount of time they work in the shift, education and more. If you managed to remove all those factors, both men and women get basically the same amount.
Retarded Feminist: Shut the fuck up you sexist mansplaining pig!!!!
by Dr. Dayum May 29, 2018
A stupid term that "Feminists" use when they feel minorly threatened or when they feel the tiniest bit of aggression, or to hide the fact that they're a douchebag. women may use this term when you talk in a slightly condescending attitude, even jokingly, they explain this as "Thinking that you're better or smarter than them because they're women. no, this is not the case. i'm just trying to help you, whether you need it or not. and that's how i talk to everybody, whether you were a man, woman, the emperor of the Persian empire, i don't care.
Markus: hey Mary did you hear what our president did this time?
Marian: Which president?
Markus: who else? isn't it obvious?
Marian: STOP MANSPLAINING YOU MISOGYNISTIC ASSHOLE!
Markus: MY disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined
Marian: Which president?
Markus: who else? isn't it obvious?
Marian: STOP MANSPLAINING YOU MISOGYNISTIC ASSHOLE!
Markus: MY disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined
by Whom'st've January 28, 2021
an odd word, mostly used by women, to belittle and dismiss when a man is explaining a topic. it basically means the exact same thing as "explaining", just a sexist and illogical version of the word.
Man: "so basically, i really love dogs. did you know that the greyhound was originally bred as a racing breed? back in the day, people used to race them very similarly to how we race horses today."
Woman: "stop mansplaining me"
Man:"...what? im just passionate about dogs and enjoy talking to people about them. why do you have to try and make me feel bad about that? and why are you using such a sexist term? very uncalled for."
Woman:"mansplainer"
Woman: "stop mansplaining me"
Man:"...what? im just passionate about dogs and enjoy talking to people about them. why do you have to try and make me feel bad about that? and why are you using such a sexist term? very uncalled for."
Woman:"mansplainer"
by princesspeech June 3, 2022
(Male Perspective)
A verbal presuppositional term women resort to when men offer a prospective verbal solution to an issue that is simple and plausible, yet the receptive party acts insecure when faced with acknowledging its viability. Thus, rejecting the proposed hypothesis under an irrational means.
(Although true, by saying this definition as a “man” to a “woman”, you are indeed mansplaining)
A verbal presuppositional term women resort to when men offer a prospective verbal solution to an issue that is simple and plausible, yet the receptive party acts insecure when faced with acknowledging its viability. Thus, rejecting the proposed hypothesis under an irrational means.
(Although true, by saying this definition as a “man” to a “woman”, you are indeed mansplaining)
“You really didn’t have to be mansplaining to her.”
“Mom, just wait until you see this definition I submit to Urban Dictionary… and get off Tik Tok.”
“Mom, just wait until you see this definition I submit to Urban Dictionary… and get off Tik Tok.”
by Cam Flem May 24, 2022
Short for “man explaining”. A term that females use to try to make men feel guilty for talking about anything they don’t agree with.
Want to go to Jeffrey’s Diner for dinner?
“Eh their prices are a little high.”
Wow no need to start mansplaining.
“Eh their prices are a little high.”
Wow no need to start mansplaining.
by TheAlwaysCorrect1 May 20, 2022
When a male misunderstands a question from a female and the male proceeds to explain something else that does not answer the female's question, insulting her intelligence because the male decided to explain a topic the female or any sane person would know. If in group other females in group understand the female's question.
Jesus Christ Jim, I wasn't asking why toasters were invented, I was asking if you use one for breakfast - stop mansplaining the existence of toasters!
by toastersRus October 25, 2017