by TinyPanda16 July 24, 2022
Get the Hexsplaining mug.When someone says a string of words (mostly real english words) that almost make sense, but the more you read it, the less sense it makes.
by dansplain December 17, 2022
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When you explain something others probably know more about because you're inherently a cunt called Dan.
by CptSnapankles February 19, 2019
Get the dansplaining mug.When a Brit who is abysmally clueless and oblivious about all things Irish explains pompously and condescendingly to an Irish person about his or her own country's history and geography, in a way which only serves to highlight the Brit's total ignorance. Named after the black and tan militia.
Boris: "Look, you're part of the British Isles, which means you are a British Isle, not a separate country, you belong to us and you really should know your place."
Pat: "Nice tansplaining, Boris."
Pat: "Nice tansplaining, Boris."
by Bdelygmia November 7, 2019
Get the Tansplain mug.A man explaining something to a woman in a way that is patronizing because it assumes that the woman will be ignorant of the subject matter.
Woman speaking to another woman: “ I don’t want to drink too much tonight, I have to work in the morning.”
Man standing near them at the bar: “ Actually if you drink a glass of water and take an ibuprofen before you go to bed you won’t be hungover.”
Woman: “Thank you for mansplaining, but I’m less concerned with alcohol induced dehydration and more concerned with getting to bed at a decent hour.”
Man standing near them at the bar: “ Actually if you drink a glass of water and take an ibuprofen before you go to bed you won’t be hungover.”
Woman: “Thank you for mansplaining, but I’m less concerned with alcohol induced dehydration and more concerned with getting to bed at a decent hour.”
by Black_Well_Bex July 16, 2018
Get the Mansplaining mug.When a man feels compelled to condescendingly explain something to a woman on a topic that any reasonable person could see she knows more about than he does.
"That's not what mansplaining means. Mansplaining is..." he mansplains.
by elllie_b August 26, 2018
Get the Mansplaining mug.Quite regularly, during team meetings in front of every else, when a woman who is reporting on her own project work with which she is most experienced with and has worked in the field for over twenty years, another peer always feels the need to "complete" her sentences mid-way, talks over her, hijacks her time to shine, taking over the explanations, progress report, issue deconstruction, evaluation, or review, thinking that even though they only have one fifth of the experience, knows little to nothing of her project work in detail, they must though have the knowledge to report on the woman's work better than she can.
She (as the lead scientist): To report on my findings of the project work I have been completing for the past month,
He (as the apprentice): <interrupting> the results show... bladibla…
Her peers: rolling their eyes, internally thinking (there he goes again, mansplaining...what a narcissist!)
He (as the apprentice): <interrupting> the results show... bladibla…
Her peers: rolling their eyes, internally thinking (there he goes again, mansplaining...what a narcissist!)
by misogynisttrenddisheartening April 15, 2020
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