Definitions by MrGeee
disinterpret
To deliberately misinterpret what someone says or does. As misinterpretation is to mistakenly interpret someone's words or actions, disinterpretation is is to deliberately fail to interpret someone's words or actions correctly.
Karen is wilfully disinterpreting our border and immigration policy to everyone she speaks to, because she enjoys saying people are filled with of hate.
disinterpret by MrGeee September 15, 2025
Wordtardation
Claiming the understanding of the word or concept is much more complicated that most people would understand it to be in order to claim a deeper understanding than most or some other sort of social capital.
He spent ten minutes in deep wordtardation trying to pretend understanding the concept of a chair was deep and profound and needing his special insight.
Wordtardation by MrGeee July 9, 2023
Gloatathon
When we realised we'd won our court case we laughed for ten minutes non stop at how much it would cost the opposition. It was a total gloatathon.
Gloatathon by MrGeee July 8, 2023
Womansplain
Womensplaining (verb, gerund) describes the phenomenon of someone (usually a woman, but not always) behaving as though she has superior knowledge to someone else (often a man) who actually knows more about the topic in question than she does.
Male: "Men and Boys are often victims of domestic violence and sexism, just like anyone else"
Female "No they can't. Saying that men or boys can be victims is sexist and will only empowers sexism against women. You don't understand the basic power dynamics of domestic abuse or you would know that already."
Male "Stop womansplaining to me!"
Female "No they can't. Saying that men or boys can be victims is sexist and will only empowers sexism against women. You don't understand the basic power dynamics of domestic abuse or you would know that already."
Male "Stop womansplaining to me!"
Womansplain by MrGeee April 16, 2018