Mansplaining

When a man unnecessarily explains something to a woman that is either basic knowledge or a topic the woman knows more about, and she has mentioned her knowledge on that subject to him before. Most women find this annoying (though some think it's cute, myself included, but only when he's sharing because he's genuinely excited about his knowledge on that).

A perfect example is men trying to mansplain the term "mansplaining" itself, saying that the word doesn't even exist and that only feminists use it. (Hint: check a dictionary.)
Or
Woman: Yeah, and I ate an egg this morning—
Man: Actually, did you know that chickens sit on their eggs to keep them warm until they hatch?
Woman: Mhm... yes I did.

by Miipet December 10, 2024

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.

mansplaining

by ForumSkin June 18, 2025

Mansplaining planner

A board with a calendar used to plan methodically when to do mansplaining, choosing the topic and the victim

Mildred: I would swear that man owns a mansplaining planner because he always mansplains to me from Monday to Friday at the same hour about what feminism is and what it isn't. I always receive his condescending tutelage on this topic at 17:19 sharp.
Gertrude: Same topic at the same hour?
Mildred: Indeed, Gertrude, indeed.
Gertrude: And what about Saturday and Sunday?
Mildred: A mercy, I assume. He must think I need to have a rest!

by Love-fi December 10, 2025

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

Orgasm Mansplainer

Man trying to mansplain to a women if she came or not during sex.

First described in a Reddit thread about a woman having sex with a guy that tried to argue that she came, even though she clearly didn't and said so to him.

person 1: "You just came."
person 2: "You are such an orgasm mansplainer."

by wœöégn§∑œ†nwi March 17, 2023

mansplaining

whatever vedant says

vedant: perhaps you dont understand. Mansplaining is when a man explains things to a woman like she’s stupid

by realactualuser June 3, 2024

Mansplaining

1. Whenever a man tells a "woman" the truth about something she disagrees with or thought differently about.

2. When a "woman" believes that an opinion is an objective fact, she will use this.

*Woman is in "" due to the fact that what a woman actually is, is being disputed by "women".

"He tried mansplaining to me what a woman is."
"His wife tried mansplaining to me that I'm not a real woman and shouldn't tell her how to act."

by A Man Who Explains June 10, 2024