Answering a question without saying anything meaningful or informative in your response. Usually includes an ad hominem attack directed towards a political opponent or the questioner rather than a direct answer.
Named after British prime minster Theresa May's inability to respond to questions and criticisms.
A play-on-words of the term "mansplaining".
Named after British prime minster Theresa May's inability to respond to questions and criticisms.
A play-on-words of the term "mansplaining".
"Did you watch prime minister's questions yesterday? Theresa May was maysplaining every question the opposition directed at her."
Interviewer: "How do you respond to the criticism that you inviting Saudi Arabian royalty to visit is endorsing state-sponsored terrorism and human rights abuses, including women's rights?"
Politician (maysplaining): "I think the opposition have bigger things to worry about, considering their leader sold secrets to a Russian spy during the Cold War! Saudi Arabia are our friends, and we are happy to invite them to our country."
Interviewer: "You didn't answer my question..."
Politician: "We have a very special relationship with the Saudis, but I think their human rights abuses are a very mean thing for them to do..."
Interviewer: "How do you respond to the criticism that you inviting Saudi Arabian royalty to visit is endorsing state-sponsored terrorism and human rights abuses, including women's rights?"
Politician (maysplaining): "I think the opposition have bigger things to worry about, considering their leader sold secrets to a Russian spy during the Cold War! Saudi Arabia are our friends, and we are happy to invite them to our country."
Interviewer: "You didn't answer my question..."
Politician: "We have a very special relationship with the Saudis, but I think their human rights abuses are a very mean thing for them to do..."
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Johnnys mother ask Johnny how he was today and Johnny replys with "What is their something wrong with me whats wrong with me" and Johnnys mother says "Sweetheart your McSplaining again I just wanted to know how you are"
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Where a parent steps in a bit too quickly to speak on behalf of children purely (in their mind) to make a social setting run a bit more smoothly.
See Sydney Morning Herald, July 3, 2022: Opinion: Can we please cut down on the mumsplaining? Stephen Brook
See Sydney Morning Herald, July 3, 2022: Opinion: Can we please cut down on the mumsplaining? Stephen Brook
Adult to Child: “Which school are you going to go to?”
Before the child can answer the child’s chief communications agent and PR manager (i.e. mother) mumsplains (mumsplaining): “She is going to the local school like her older sister and brother,”
Before the child can answer the child’s chief communications agent and PR manager (i.e. mother) mumsplains (mumsplaining): “She is going to the local school like her older sister and brother,”
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While watching tennis, Mary remarked that she believed Serena Williams would beat Roger Federer if they ever played. Mike explained the biological differences between men and women to Mary. He also explained normal distributions to Mary, and how even though Serena Williams could beat 99.9% of the men in the world in tennis, that means there are thousands of men you have never heard of that could beat her. Mary did not appreciate the mansplaining and would have preferred to continue living in the false reality where women are just as good as men in sports.
by Pull n Pray July 31, 2019
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EX1:
Me- *walks out of the house feeling fly af*
Mom- "You know, that dress is a little t---"
Me- SHUT UP I DIDN'T ASK YOU. Rude...stop Momsplaining
EX. 2:
Me- "Hey Mom, the light bulb is out in my lamp upstairs."
Mom- "Did you try changing it ?"
Me- *sarcastically* "No I didn't, I'm just a blithering fucking ninny and I didn't think of that at all! YES, MOM, I TRIED CHANGING IT FIRST. IT'S STILL NOT WORKING." smh
Me- *walks out of the house feeling fly af*
Mom- "You know, that dress is a little t---"
Me- SHUT UP I DIDN'T ASK YOU. Rude...stop Momsplaining
EX. 2:
Me- "Hey Mom, the light bulb is out in my lamp upstairs."
Mom- "Did you try changing it ?"
Me- *sarcastically* "No I didn't, I'm just a blithering fucking ninny and I didn't think of that at all! YES, MOM, I TRIED CHANGING IT FIRST. IT'S STILL NOT WORKING." smh
by angiepants94 November 7, 2016
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Originally coined by women to refer to misogynistic men, it has since been expanded to apply to all sexes and ages as everyone can be a target of mansplaining, it is not limited to a single demographic.
Originally coined by women to refer to misogynistic men, it has since been expanded to apply to all sexes and ages as everyone can be a target of mansplaining, it is not limited to a single demographic.
Some vague examples of mansplaining:
Explaining to a woman how a car runs in simple terms when she’s a mechanic.
A customer talking in a patronising manner to a new employee about how to do their job, despite them having trained for their job for 10 years.
Explaining to someone why music 50 years ago was better and that they wouldn’t know because they’re too young to understand.
Etc. etc.
Explaining to a woman how a car runs in simple terms when she’s a mechanic.
A customer talking in a patronising manner to a new employee about how to do their job, despite them having trained for their job for 10 years.
Explaining to someone why music 50 years ago was better and that they wouldn’t know because they’re too young to understand.
Etc. etc.
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