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moansplain

A portmanteau of moan and explain.

Meaning to complain or moan about an issue to someone who is fully aware of the issue and agrees with you. A form of mental health self care. Inspired by mansplain.
Mandy found herself moansplaining to her colleagues about the failure of line managers to understand HR processes.
by Sligo Ops Team June 19, 2024
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Mansplaning

When your male friend is ripped out of his face on cocaine and carries on a never-ending explanation while anyone within earshot pays no attention whatsoever
Oh great here we go, he's fucking mansplaning once again. Ain't nobody got time for that!
by BigChief_164 March 14, 2024
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massplain

explaining an opinion in great detail when it is already a standard opinion or widely held belief shared by a large portion of the population (the masses)
Actually all lives matter…”

“dont massplain human rights to me
by Gentry Mxshane March 6, 2025
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conversational manspreading

When someone completely dominates a conversation, especially in a meeting, making all the possible salient points anyone else could possibly have made, then when anyone else tries to add a point, partially or completely dismisses their ideas.
Our retro was 100% the Rob show, conversational manspreading the first 20 minutes. When I finally could talk I said we need a security breach process. He interrupted me and said, "well I'm not concerned about that right now. Anyway it's not necessary."
by BrokenCoffeeCup April 18, 2023
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