(pronounced: woo m-uhn- spleyn)
-verb (used with or without object)
to give an explanation for the motivation behind a certain action or statement that has nothing to do with the current situation but rather is related to something else that has happened very long ago in the past
-verb (used with or without object)
to give an explanation for the motivation behind a certain action or statement that has nothing to do with the current situation but rather is related to something else that has happened very long ago in the past
Guy: "Why are you getting so angry? So I forgot to take out the trash today. Big deal!"
Girl: "The reason I'm so angry is because you always do stuff like this! Like the time we went to dinner and we ran into your ex-girlfriend, but you didn't introduce me! I felt so embarrassed and awkward but you didn't even care!"
Guy: "What??? What does that have to do with anything? Besides, that happened a year ago!"
Girl: "OMG, you are sooo frustrating! I shouldn't have to explain everything to you! You just don't get it!"
Guy: "Wow..."
Guy's Friend later at a bar after hearing the story: "Dude, you just got womansplained."
Guy: "Yep."
Girl: "The reason I'm so angry is because you always do stuff like this! Like the time we went to dinner and we ran into your ex-girlfriend, but you didn't introduce me! I felt so embarrassed and awkward but you didn't even care!"
Guy: "What??? What does that have to do with anything? Besides, that happened a year ago!"
Girl: "OMG, you are sooo frustrating! I shouldn't have to explain everything to you! You just don't get it!"
Guy: "Wow..."
Guy's Friend later at a bar after hearing the story: "Dude, you just got womansplained."
Guy: "Yep."
by giant105 March 30, 2011
Get the womansplain mug.To passive-aggressively suggest a motivation behind a certain action or statement that has next to nothing to do with the current situation or with reality generally, but which instead is related to another event or statement that took place days, if not weeks or years earlier.
While eating a meal cooked for me by my girlfriend, I asked why she seemed so bitter. She womansplained that she was upset with me for having refused her mother's offer for seconds on her caserole, 2 years earlier.
by don quixote454545 March 16, 2011
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(of a woman) explain (something) to someone, typically a man, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing.
Man : Hey Miss, I'm Looking for Starbucks can you help me? actually I am new here..
Woman : you just need an excuse to talk to us. gosh!! ahh I hate men...
Man : What I Did Wrong? Please forgive me if i have hurt you Don't get angry I'll ask someone else..
Stranger : dude, don't worry.. she must be a feminazi cause she's "womansplaining".
Woman : you just need an excuse to talk to us. gosh!! ahh I hate men...
Man : What I Did Wrong? Please forgive me if i have hurt you Don't get angry I'll ask someone else..
Stranger : dude, don't worry.. she must be a feminazi cause she's "womansplaining".
by NowthatsT June 23, 2019
Get the Womansplain mug.When a woman explains (usually to a man) the emotional and psychological causes and context of his behavior.
Her husband kept coming home too late to help make dinner, so she womansplained to him that his unconscious sexism made him feel that cooking was a feminine duty.
by selenology July 15, 2016
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Girl 1: It’s that thing with a bunch, y’know um...
Guy 2: Don’t listen to her she’s about to womansplain
Girl 1: It’s that thing with a bunch, y’know um...
Guy 2: Don’t listen to her she’s about to womansplain
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Get the Womansplain mug.When a female qualifies a confident response for the sole purpose of protecting the male ego.
Example 1: Corporate Environment
Male: I have a great idea. I can't believe we've never done this before.
Womansplain: I think we discussed something kind of similar about a year ago. I'm not sure I remember exactly what we decided, but maybe there were some problems with that idea and the local laws? I can see if I can find emails about it if you would like. (Translation: You presented the same bad idea last year and nothing has changed.)
Example 2: Home Environment
Man: Amazon doesn't do same day delivery in our area.
Woman: Sure they do.
Man: I know they do some places, but not in our area yet.
Womansplain: Maybe we should google it. I thought our neighbor mentioned using their same day delivery, but maybe I misunderstood what she was saying. Or maybe it's recently changed? (Translation: I'm 100% sure because my friend next door uses it ALL THE TIME.)
Example 1: Corporate Environment
Male: I have a great idea. I can't believe we've never done this before.
Womansplain: I think we discussed something kind of similar about a year ago. I'm not sure I remember exactly what we decided, but maybe there were some problems with that idea and the local laws? I can see if I can find emails about it if you would like. (Translation: You presented the same bad idea last year and nothing has changed.)
Example 2: Home Environment
Man: Amazon doesn't do same day delivery in our area.
Woman: Sure they do.
Man: I know they do some places, but not in our area yet.
Womansplain: Maybe we should google it. I thought our neighbor mentioned using their same day delivery, but maybe I misunderstood what she was saying. Or maybe it's recently changed? (Translation: I'm 100% sure because my friend next door uses it ALL THE TIME.)
by Sharkie771 May 12, 2016
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