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Mansplaining

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
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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.
Dude, is Kyle seriously mansplaining to us about how the internet works? Isn't he still on dial-up?
by hThirry08 February 17, 2020
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Mansplain

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.
See: Every other definition listed on Urban Dictionary pertaining to mansplain or mansplaining.
by Bernie S / Michelle B 2020 December 13, 2016
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Explaining something but angrier and more condescending.
by JosephBruh January 15, 2021
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Mansplainer

Men who open there legs to see there little friend.
Amy was a mansplainer front of her friends , they were very disappointed.
by What is love ? January 10, 2020
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Mansplain

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."
All the dickish, clueless, mansplainy definitions of Mansplain listed on this site.
by ATZ ATZ ATZ May 29, 2017
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Mansplain is often referred to when someone extensively explains something that the other party already has knowledge of, often in a condescending manner. The term is a combination of the words "man" and "explain" due to the commonality of men doing this. However, it can be used more broadly than just with men. This term is a negative term and is usually used by women.
Person #1: So I'm picking up my new GPU on the way home from work, right, when some dude in the store decides that I don't know enough and mansplains how to build a rig from scratch.
Person #2: But wait, didn't you build yours? Isn't that your job?
Person #1: Yeah but the dude just wouldn't stop or listen. I had to lie about having an appointment so I could just go to the register.
by Mjrin July 13, 2017
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