3 definitions by measson
noun /ˈgɑɪˌstæn·dər/
a person (typically male) who stands by and watches another/others struggling to do something and does not help or lend a hand, but does offer unsolicited advice on how it should be done or could better be accomplished
synonyms: expert bystander, know-it-all rubbernecker, mansplainer (see mansplaining)
a person (typically male) who stands by and watches another/others struggling to do something and does not help or lend a hand, but does offer unsolicited advice on how it should be done or could better be accomplished
synonyms: expert bystander, know-it-all rubbernecker, mansplainer (see mansplaining)
As they struggled to drag the heavy object across the room, a guystander came to their rescue by rolling up his sleeves and telling them how to drag it more efficiently.
by measson April 2, 2018
a dystopian state of torment and misery in which there appears to be no end to unrestrained conservatism, esp. that of the Religious Right.
a place in which individuals are punished in this life and prior to death by means of aggressively retrograde laws meant to roll back decades of social advancement on race, sexuality and reproductive rights, regardless of guilt or innocence.
a place in which individuals are punished in this life and prior to death by means of aggressively retrograde laws meant to roll back decades of social advancement on race, sexuality and reproductive rights, regardless of guilt or innocence.
by measson June 27, 2022
a dystopian state of torment and misery in which there appears to be no end to unrestrained conservatism, esp. that of the Religious Right.
a place in which individuals are punished in this life and prior to death by means of aggressively retrograde laws meant to roll back decades of social advancement on race, sexuality and reproductive rights, regardless of guilt or innocence.
a place in which individuals are punished in this life and prior to death by means of aggressively retrograde laws meant to roll back decades of social advancement on race, sexuality and reproductive rights, regardless of guilt or innocence.
by measson June 27, 2022