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.”
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Theresa May in question time is asked a question by the audience and she ends up not answering the question by maysplaining about something completely different.
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When an American tries to explain to an English person that they aren't spelling English words correctly. First coined by author Tau Tia L Douglass.
Chad meriplained to Sally that there is no U in the word colour.
"You spelled it wrong" Brittney meriplained "No l didn't and it is spelt" Eric replied.
"It is realiZed not realiSed" Bill meriplained. "Sure, I am the one who is English but fine" Molly replied.
"You spelled it wrong" Brittney meriplained "No l didn't and it is spelt" Eric replied.
"It is realiZed not realiSed" Bill meriplained. "Sure, I am the one who is English but fine" Molly replied.
by BowRain October 25, 2020
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"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!)
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When a feminist or social justice warrior explains how a white man (or anyone) should act according to progressive rules.
When a feminist or social justice warrior explains how a white man (or anyone) should act according to progressive rules.
Domique was mamsplaining to Doug that his being a white male meant that he could not offer advise in any situation and was in fact worse than Hitler.
by darkurthe January 11, 2017
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