Essentially when a man assumes a woman (sometimes a man) lacks knowledge in an area where she (or he) is known to be an expert
Me reading the other definitions of "mansplain": Wow, these all sound like they were written by men who have never experienced mansplaining themselves! Now, they're trying to explain what it is. CLASSIC mansplaining!!
2nd-year law student: I cannot believe Matt just mansplained me about the difference between prosecutors and defense attornies. This dude is referencing TV shows LMAO
2nd-year law student: I cannot believe Matt just mansplained me about the difference between prosecutors and defense attornies. This dude is referencing TV shows LMAO
by shhhhhhhlj January 28, 2018
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Vetsplaining is an invaluable and humorous podcast by Dr. Lisa McFaddin.
Let me vetsplain hyperthyroidism in cats to you.
In order to convey the severity of Fluffy's illness the doctor vetsplained the problem precisely and completely to the owner.
If only my veterinarian could describe my dog's problem in a way I understood easily....oh you need her/him to vetsplain it to you.
Let me vetsplain hyperthyroidism in cats to you.
In order to convey the severity of Fluffy's illness the doctor vetsplained the problem precisely and completely to the owner.
If only my veterinarian could describe my dog's problem in a way I understood easily....oh you need her/him to vetsplain it to you.
by Dr. LOL September 14, 2018
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When a man explains something to a woman, uninvited, about a topic she is either equally qualified or more qualified to talk on.
A male doctor explaining something to a female patient, for example, would not be mansplaining.
Examples: The guy who tried to tell Margaret Atwood about "The Handmaid's Tale", the guy who told Katie Mack, who has a PHD in Astrophysics, to "learn some science" because he thought climate change was a hoax, the man who tried to correct a woman about how to pronounce her own name correctly, an Englishman correcting a Welsh woman on her Welsh pronunciation.
See also Dunning-Kruger effect.
A male doctor explaining something to a female patient, for example, would not be mansplaining.
Examples: The guy who tried to tell Margaret Atwood about "The Handmaid's Tale", the guy who told Katie Mack, who has a PHD in Astrophysics, to "learn some science" because he thought climate change was a hoax, the man who tried to correct a woman about how to pronounce her own name correctly, an Englishman correcting a Welsh woman on her Welsh pronunciation.
See also Dunning-Kruger effect.
Look at this idiot trying to mansplain periods to women... he thinks women only have nine periods a year... wait 'til you hear his lecture on how to insert a tampon correctly!
by Jorgs August 2, 2019
Get the Mansplain mug.When someone "explains" something to another person about a topic they are already familiar with/understand. This is typically done in a condescending manner under the pretense that the speaker knows more about the topic than who they are speaking to, i.e. they are subordinate.
1) Explaining the rules of poker to a poker dealer
2)Repeating a point back to someone in your own way, even if they just said the same thing
3)Telling a person that you know more about something because of blank, even though they are a professional/have a degree in the field that you do not have
Sidenote: it is okay to know a lot about a topic and make this known in conversation, but assuming that you know more than someone else, not accepting if you are wrong, not accepting that they may simply be more knowledgeable, and/or doing so in a condescending manner means that you are mansplaining.
Note: this definition and examples were built together by both a man and a woman
2)Repeating a point back to someone in your own way, even if they just said the same thing
3)Telling a person that you know more about something because of blank, even though they are a professional/have a degree in the field that you do not have
Sidenote: it is okay to know a lot about a topic and make this known in conversation, but assuming that you know more than someone else, not accepting if you are wrong, not accepting that they may simply be more knowledgeable, and/or doing so in a condescending manner means that you are mansplaining.
Note: this definition and examples were built together by both a man and a woman
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I'm tired of maskless spring breakers vaxsplaining on instagram how they can now "safely make out with complete strangers on the beach".
by Christine DuVal March 24, 2021
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Greg is so pissed off because his professor didn't want to hear him explain her area of expertise to her in his opinion, so he went meta-mansplaining in UD and invited all his friends too. (See mansplaining )
by Chnuma September 7, 2017
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The act by a cis-woman (or a mangina) of complaining when a man is mansplaining.
The act by a cis-woman (or a mangina) of complaining when a man is mansplaining.
Peter: "And this, Mo'NiQ, is how you correctly insert a tampon."
Mo'NiQ (a self-identifying feminazi SJW cis-woman): "O,M,G.!! Stop mansplaining!!"
Peter: "Seriously Mo'NiQ, your vagplaining will get you nowhere. Grow some balls."
Mo'NiQ (a self-identifying feminazi SJW cis-woman): "O,M,G.!! Stop mansplaining!!"
Peter: "Seriously Mo'NiQ, your vagplaining will get you nowhere. Grow some balls."
by dan ad lumen November 16, 2017
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