Womansplaining
When a woman overconfidently explain to a man how he should act in the world, elaborate emotions or behave with other women, without actually knowing much about how men's everyday experience.
Womansplaining involves mostly fields that have been traditionally female, such as social relationships management, emotions, and it often uses basic psychological words to add credibility.
It derives from the central position women's opinions assumed after feminism, and it is stressed by the importance given by media to these.
Womansplaining is more difficult to detect than mansplaining, because many men undergoing womansplaining are self-conscious and they do not protest against this patronizing attitude. These men give great importance to the woman's explanation, trying to learn something they think they cannot figure out themselves, especially when it comes to "how to get women to like them" or "how to be a proper man".
When a woman overconfidently explain to a man how he should act in the world, elaborate emotions or behave with other women, without actually knowing much about how men's everyday experience.
Womansplaining involves mostly fields that have been traditionally female, such as social relationships management, emotions, and it often uses basic psychological words to add credibility.
It derives from the central position women's opinions assumed after feminism, and it is stressed by the importance given by media to these.
Womansplaining is more difficult to detect than mansplaining, because many men undergoing womansplaining are self-conscious and they do not protest against this patronizing attitude. These men give great importance to the woman's explanation, trying to learn something they think they cannot figure out themselves, especially when it comes to "how to get women to like them" or "how to be a proper man".
A: I heard her womansplaining to Jake how to ask Maddy out on a date.
B: And what did she say?
A: You know... usual stuff... "You gotta be confident you gotta be sweet" and bla bla...
B: And what did she say?
A: You know... usual stuff... "You gotta be confident you gotta be sweet" and bla bla...
by Matteo Moraschini December 27, 2018
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Man: I can’t believe it’s legal to be lesbian but illegal to be gay in Kuwait.
Woman: boohoo stop bitching about everything just cause you’re a faggot.
Man: hey you’re being homophobic!
Woman: I’m not homophobic, I’m queer myself, I’m just saying, I know it can be hard for you as a gay man but that doesn’t mean you have to complain all the time. This is a W for women so please let us enjoy it.
Man: Are you womansplaining?
Woman: boohoo stop bitching about everything just cause you’re a faggot.
Man: hey you’re being homophobic!
Woman: I’m not homophobic, I’m queer myself, I’m just saying, I know it can be hard for you as a gay man but that doesn’t mean you have to complain all the time. This is a W for women so please let us enjoy it.
Man: Are you womansplaining?
by LionVenom July 8, 2019
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Similar to mansplaining, but instead of patronizing dialogue, she feels the need to explain her emotions and/or reason for her stated comment.
Usually happens when a woman feels the need to reconcile after her statement.
Usually happens when a woman feels the need to reconcile after her statement.
Ex. A
Coworker 1 : After John said “how much longer?”, Sally gave a long explanation on all the reasons for the wait instead of just telling him the time.
Coworker 2 : “Oh she was just womansplaining.”
Ex. B
Guy_gamer-1 - “Give me free stuff.”
Girl_gamer - “How many times is this guy gonna ask for free stuff?”
Guy_gamer-2 - “Damn why you say that?”
Girl_gamer - **very long description on how many times the guy_gamer-1 has asked for free stuff and goes on to explain how she was feeling for each of those times**
Girl_gamer - “Now he knows not to do that again.”
Coworker 1 : After John said “how much longer?”, Sally gave a long explanation on all the reasons for the wait instead of just telling him the time.
Coworker 2 : “Oh she was just womansplaining.”
Ex. B
Guy_gamer-1 - “Give me free stuff.”
Girl_gamer - “How many times is this guy gonna ask for free stuff?”
Guy_gamer-2 - “Damn why you say that?”
Girl_gamer - **very long description on how many times the guy_gamer-1 has asked for free stuff and goes on to explain how she was feeling for each of those times**
Girl_gamer - “Now he knows not to do that again.”
by Bubby Johnson November 6, 2020
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Get the Womansplaining mug.Him: In chemistry there have been examples of dry chemicals, or chemicals that are in liquid state but not wet. lava is amongst these, therefore lava is not wet.
Her: QUIT MANSPLAINIG ME
Him: Quit Womansplaining me
Her: QUIT MANSPLAINIG ME
Him: Quit Womansplaining me
by Aiedale December 1, 2020
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Get the womansplaining mug.When a woman tried to correct a man, but is blatantly wrong or repeats something he already said. Not to be confused with mansplaining; The act of a male asserting proper correction over a female, who is statistically more likely to be wrong on a subject.
Male podcast host: "So, Egypt has been a player in the global economy for a long time. Several thousands of-"
Female podcast guest, interjecting: "Centuries, in fact."
Host: "So, thousands of years is actually longer than centuries. If you're going to be womansplaining on my show, please leave."
Female podcast guest, interjecting: "Centuries, in fact."
Host: "So, thousands of years is actually longer than centuries. If you're going to be womansplaining on my show, please leave."
by fartshitfartpoo January 9, 2022
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