A term used to describe when a male explains something to a feminist that said feminist doesn't like, agree with, or want to hear. Typically used as a way to dismiss any argument or topic point a man may have.
by jollyjay June 14, 2017
When a male tries to explain something to a woman, and thinks he as to dumb down the explanation, especially when she is at the same level of knowledge, or has more, than her male counterpart.
Man 1: Did you see that Hail Mary during yesterday's football game?!
Man 2: Yeah, it was awesome!
Woman: Seriously, it was gre-
Man 2: Before you say anything else, what we mean by a Hail Mary is when the quarterback made a last ditch through down the field to a different player who caught it.
Woman: You don't need to cut me off to mansplain what a Hail Mary is. I've been watching football since I was in diapers.
Man 2: Yeah, it was awesome!
Woman: Seriously, it was gre-
Man 2: Before you say anything else, what we mean by a Hail Mary is when the quarterback made a last ditch through down the field to a different player who caught it.
Woman: You don't need to cut me off to mansplain what a Hail Mary is. I've been watching football since I was in diapers.
by originalcharly September 14, 2017
When a man, usually an Unlucky Jeff, or who is Nelsonized, who is confident, over educated, and uses a condescending tone to explain something to a intellectually superior women, usually a Jennifer, who already knows the answer
Jeff loved mansplaining to Jennifer on how interact with clients, when she already arranged 3 successful meetings that week.
by Lady friend to the white male October 19, 2018
Mansplaining is when a dumbass who doesn't actually himself understand something tries to trick other people who are actually smarter than them into believing he knows what the fuck he is talking about. Often done in an overbearing and/or chauvinistic way.
by hThirry08 February 18, 2020
When a man tries to explain something to a woman in a way that belittles them solely for their gender, assuming all women are incompetent. Author and activist Rebecca Solnit is credited with creation of the term.
by Bernie S / Michelle B 2020 December 13, 2016
by What is love ? January 10, 2020
When a know-it-all man (read: most) explains something to a woman in the most dickish, condescending, patronizing way possible, never realizing she already knows what he's talking about (read: she has a PhD in the topic), often leading to the woman nodding in vague, wide-eyed agreement that says, "I hope no one EVER fucks this guy, ever."
by ATZ ATZ ATZ May 29, 2017