When a man (not all men, so don’t hate) has some sort of insecurity which makes him want to be better than a woman in every situation so he explains simple things to women for a false sense of superiority. Usually the things they explain are things the women already know. There are cases where the man does not know the woman’s knowledge and tries to help her. If this happens, just apologize and say you weren’t aware of their knowledge. (There are feminists who use this term to degrade men, and at that point, they are not being a feminist, but a bad person)
I can’t believe he just mansplained how to pronounce my name properly.
How was work? I had several concepts I know already mansplained to me, but it was fine
Mansplaining is so annoying! Yes, I do know how to make coffee. I’m a barista!
How was work? I had several concepts I know already mansplained to me, but it was fine
Mansplaining is so annoying! Yes, I do know how to make coffee. I’m a barista!
by Smallangryfox January 12, 2019
by Whiteprivlage July 1, 2018
A feeble attempt for Women to again make Men aware how rude it is to explain to them their own job/skills/capabilities. Feeble as men prefer to maintain gender inequality because it benefits them to ignore their horrible behaviour and continue to dominate and control for the sake of their insecurities. It I am much easier to be angry and blame women for wanting to be treated equally than to learn how to treat them with respect and decency.
She said I was mansplaining when allI was doing was giving her advice on how to handle a situation in her job.
by Reallyareyouthatinsecure June 10, 2017
It's when a Man speaks to someone, particularly to a female who has less knowledge on the subject matter, but the other person being illogical and egoistic disregards the entire conversation and accuses him of talking to her in a rather condescending tone( which is generally not true).
Man: Hey! Man how have you been?
Other: I am part of an Alphabet gang and you will refer to me as Zir/Zer.
Man: But according to biology, there are two sexes.
Other:Stop Mansplaining.
Other: I am part of an Alphabet gang and you will refer to me as Zir/Zer.
Man: But according to biology, there are two sexes.
Other:Stop Mansplaining.
by Future_Word_Dictionary November 13, 2020
The act of a man explaining something he may not really know to a woman who does, and the assumption behind it that knowledge is somehow inherent in the male condition, paralleling a void of knowledge waiting to be filled in the female condition.
At a coffee shop, a group of mothers discuss breastfeeding; a man interjects to provide his opinion of the pros and cons of the activity, thereby mansplaining.
by 500trees March 11, 2017
When a man explains something in very simple terms. Can sound condescending, but he usually does it because you didn’t understand it in complex terms. When done to a man, the man responds with something along the lines of “Oh that makes sense now” but when you mansplain to a women they call you sexist for thinking they’re dumb
Man: A panzer is not the German word for tank as they didn’t want to be associated with the allied powers so they shortened the German word for tank and made slight adjustments to the machine such as diesel fuel and extra armor.
Woman: YOU’RE MAKING UP WORDS AND I HATE YOU YOU SEXIST YOU’RE TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE MEN ARE SMARTER BY MAKING UP WORDS!1!1!1!1
Man: German not like tank, change tank a little, make pretend it different thing
Woman: STOP BEING SO CONDESCENDING YOU SEXIST I HATE YOU YOU SEXIST ALL MEN ARE LIKE THIS I HATE ALL MEN!!11!1!1!1 DONT DO YOU’RE MANSPLAINING TO ME OR ANYONE ELSE! IF ANYTHING, YOU SHOULD HAVE TO MANSPLAIN TO YOUR STUPID MAN FRIENDS!11!!!1!1!
Woman: YOU’RE MAKING UP WORDS AND I HATE YOU YOU SEXIST YOU’RE TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE MEN ARE SMARTER BY MAKING UP WORDS!1!1!1!1
Man: German not like tank, change tank a little, make pretend it different thing
Woman: STOP BEING SO CONDESCENDING YOU SEXIST I HATE YOU YOU SEXIST ALL MEN ARE LIKE THIS I HATE ALL MEN!!11!1!1!1 DONT DO YOU’RE MANSPLAINING TO ME OR ANYONE ELSE! IF ANYTHING, YOU SHOULD HAVE TO MANSPLAIN TO YOUR STUPID MAN FRIENDS!11!!!1!1!
by Soviet Red Soldier June 30, 2022
When a man has to simplify his explanation because the female he is patiently trying to educate is too stupid to realize that she is trying to understand something far beyond her genders ability to comprehend.
Bill got tired of mansplaining all the time so the next time it came up he just slapped her In the face and told her to get back in her lane.
by Lil2'high April 12, 2023