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mansplain

When a man explains something to a woman that she thinks she understands, but actually doesn't.
If you weren't so dumb, men wouldn't have to mansplain shit to you all the time.
by JudgeyJudge May 8, 2023
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mansplaining

Mansplaining is an add-on service provided by men when trying to communicate with women. This add-on is rarely offered when communicating with other men, as it is assumed that men prefer to receive information with complete technical accuracy. The only add-on service sometimes offered to other men is background elaboration, which augments the technical content with how it all came to be that way. Men generally don't offer background elaboration service to women, as it often results in things being thrown at them. To date, mansplaining has no standards specification and remains completely ad-hoc, varying widely among service providers. That is due, in large part, to the inherent difficulty interpreting the feedback from the recipient, as it is invariably contradictory to the quality of service.
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by ForumSkin June 18, 2025
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Mansplaining

Mansplaining (verb) - The heroic act of a man patiently explaining, with logic, something not that complex to a woman who insists she already knows-but clearly doesn't. Often met with eye rolls, contridictions, and an unshakable confidence in her incorrect opinion.
Man did you see nphoenixcrimefighter trying to explain what Mansplaining is to Stacy the other night? It's not that hard, but she was being intentionally obtuse. That man has the patience of a saint.
by Joe 'Murica March 28, 2025
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Mansplaining

When a man tries to over explain topics to (mostly) women who most of the time know better than him.
"Wo does this guy think he is?"

"Oh don't mind Frank, he's just mansplaining again..."
by RinMushroom February 7, 2023
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MANSPLAINING

The simplifying or for women reading this "dumbing down" of an already simple logical premise/point/definition or task in an attempt to get a woman to understand it.
Jenny was angry that Henry was mansplaining how to read the map. She told him it was his fault she got lost afterwards because his explanation confused her. Without it, she would have been fine she claimed (despite his mansplaining was delivered in response to her asking"How do I use this map?)
by Fevolenko September 18, 2022
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mansplaining to nobody

Mansplaining on a topic when the usual audience for mansplaining is not present
TJ is mansplaining to nobody again - that group of paraplegic orphans doesn't seem to care at all about the proper way to fold a parachute.
by DizzleisRizzle July 5, 2018
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Mansplain

Originally used to describe dismissive excuses we men use for our bad behavior. Such as "Boys will be boys", "It's a guy thing", or "That's just how men are"
He attempted to mansplain his way out of the situation by stating his actions are normal among all men
by Ay-Ay-Rawn June 28, 2023
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