When people from San Francisco interrupt you while you're having a neutral discussion to assert their misplaced sense of entitlement and reassure you that whatever you're talking about they definitely inherently know the answer, after all, they're from San Francisco.
Tom was talking to John, a San Franciscan, about the topic of homelessness until John interrupted Tom mid sentence and began sansplaining to Tom because he feels a false sense of superiority which he carries as badge of entitlement wherever he goes.
by Billy Grippo July 6, 2019
Get the Sansplaining mug.When someone fakely complains about something to draw attention to the very thing being complained about; false whining in an attempt to obtain 'clout' from peers.
Girl: Ugh, I have so much AP Bio, AP Stat, AP English, and AP Chem work. I hate being in such smart classes.
Boy: Will you please stop fauxplaining.
Girl: Bruh I am so addicted to nicotine I hate it.
Boy: You're just fauxplaining so people know you vape.
Boy: Will you please stop fauxplaining.
Girl: Bruh I am so addicted to nicotine I hate it.
Boy: You're just fauxplaining so people know you vape.
by KaraGman January 7, 2022
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"Calorie deficits don't work. I read a study on Huffington Post about metabolism, you need to do your research, let me explain the science you, it's why I weigh 300 lbs and it has nothing to do with my lifestyle choices."
-Fatsplaining
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by Peaceful Idiot May 17, 2016
Get the Fatsplaining mug.When unsolicited advice or direction is given to a woman by a man in a condescending manner. The reasons typically being, the man does not believe the woman is capable of completing the task independently and must need guidance.
"You're not doing that how I would do it so I'm going to bother you with my directions and opinions even though I am in no way a superior and you did not ask for clarification. There is no way you are capable of doing this by yourself and must be ignorant so you have to rely on my constant guidance."
"uh, I think I got it.. thanks."
Mansplaining
"uh, I think I got it.. thanks."
Mansplaining
by tybkylie December 14, 2018
Get the Mansplaining mug.Someone who uses the medium of their personal website, Twitter bio or Linkedin profile to tell you something you already fully understand.
For example - I might mention that I’m “hangry” (hungry + angry)—this means I haven’t eaten in a few hours.
For example - I might mention that I’m “hangry” (hungry + angry)—this means I haven’t eaten in a few hours.
Did you see what he wrote on his Linkedin page? He is a Digital Mansplainer.
Correct. He is a tosser.
Correct. He is a tosser.
by imnotadam July 19, 2018
Get the Digital Mansplainer mug.Stating inaccurate facts about China. Conveniently repeating Chinese Communist Party propaganda worldview. They can be often located in their ideological bubble on Weibo (Twitter copy) or other CCP run social media pages, in rare cases you can meet them in the wild in Mass Media comment sections as well as Facebook and Twitter comments.
Their meeting and support group has its western HQ on r/Sino where they're sharing the newest fake news, CCP propaganda and secretly plotting on how to take over the world, just to miserably fail every time like Pinky and the Brain.
Their meeting and support group has its western HQ on r/Sino where they're sharing the newest fake news, CCP propaganda and secretly plotting on how to take over the world, just to miserably fail every time like Pinky and the Brain.
Any rational person: "China is running concentration camps and they're rounding up millions of Uighur's, it's coming close to a genocide"
Lin starting his hansplaining: "no ,no . is no like it, you just don't understand Chainer, is vocational camps with Chinese characteristics" and continues to hansplain how forcing Muslims to burn their holy books, drinking alcohol and eating pork is a good thing to fight alleged terror.
Lin starting his hansplaining: "no ,no . is no like it, you just don't understand Chainer, is vocational camps with Chinese characteristics" and continues to hansplain how forcing Muslims to burn their holy books, drinking alcohol and eating pork is a good thing to fight alleged terror.
by real_xi_jing_ping December 23, 2019
Get the hansplaining mug.A blend of man and explain. When a person explains something to another about a subject on which the latter is more knowledgeable. Usually the word describes a conversation in which, due to sexist bias, a man automatically assumes he is more knowledgeable than the woman he is talking to.
Man: "Let me explain you something-"
Woman: "Dude. I have a PhD in this subject. I'm pretty sure I know more about it than you do."
Man: "Yeah,you have a PhD, but hear me out-"
Woman: "Do you realise you are mansplaining right now?"
Woman: "Dude. I have a PhD in this subject. I'm pretty sure I know more about it than you do."
Man: "Yeah,you have a PhD, but hear me out-"
Woman: "Do you realise you are mansplaining right now?"
by theTransMusician July 4, 2018
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