by JB37 December 20, 2021
Get the Womansplaining mug.A woman's habit of rationalizing the most stupid and illogical things ad nauseum in order to appear smart or empathetic. Also used to explain away their own bullshit by deflecting it and making it seem like there's something wrong with you
Jackie has been womasplaining how setting rat traps is mean despite the fact that rats spread disease for the last three hours.
Ivette has been womansplaining how it was rude of me to ask her to take her call in the other room instead of sitting 3 inches from me while I'm watching this movie that has been on for 45 minutes - because she was "talking low"
Ivette has been womansplaining how it was rude of me to ask her to take her call in the other room instead of sitting 3 inches from me while I'm watching this movie that has been on for 45 minutes - because she was "talking low"
by LBOH April 14, 2022
Get the Womansplaining mug.1. Lying whilst concurrently making no rational sense.
eg "I said I graduated but I was exaggerating"
2. Talking effusively on a subject the speaker has no knowledge of
eg "The gender wage gap is.."
3. Assembling a random jumble of words with the sole goal being a denial of any accountability.
eg "So and like anyway, um yeah like, I don't think I was like even there that day, but like, if I was I wouldn't even like, plus you said like..."
4. Also see "Gaslighting"
eg "I said I graduated but I was exaggerating"
2. Talking effusively on a subject the speaker has no knowledge of
eg "The gender wage gap is.."
3. Assembling a random jumble of words with the sole goal being a denial of any accountability.
eg "So and like anyway, um yeah like, I don't think I was like even there that day, but like, if I was I wouldn't even like, plus you said like..."
4. Also see "Gaslighting"
Examples of "Womansplaining"
1. "I said I graduated but I was exaggerating"
2. "The gender wage gap is.."
3. "So and like anyway, um yeah like, I don't think I was like even there that day, but like, if I was I wouldn't even like, plus you said like..."
1. "I said I graduated but I was exaggerating"
2. "The gender wage gap is.."
3. "So and like anyway, um yeah like, I don't think I was like even there that day, but like, if I was I wouldn't even like, plus you said like..."
by Fevolenko March 13, 2022
Get the Womansplaining mug.When your girlfriend, fiancée, wife, woman try’s to make you understand what she previously said by saying the exact same thing but louder
by Enyar420 February 2, 2022
Get the Womansplaining mug.by Lynxcz September 14, 2021
Get the womansplaining mug."Can we talk about something else please? i dont have the energy for this conversation"
"Yes absolutely that's fine!"
"Im sorry..."
"its totally fine, you dont owe me an explanation."
"but im sorry, i didnt mean to upset you."
"stop womansplaining please."
"Yes absolutely that's fine!"
"Im sorry..."
"its totally fine, you dont owe me an explanation."
"but im sorry, i didnt mean to upset you."
"stop womansplaining please."
by SrirachaKing February 17, 2022
Get the Womansplaining mug.a non-word erroneously used as gendered equivalent to 'mansplaining' for a condescending woman.
A gendered word with a corresponding impact to 'mansplaining' does not exist.
MANSPLAINING contains an element that is often overlooked: It's the systemic cultural conviction embedded in societies that women cannot truly be competent, cannot be more competent than a man, and that her opinion carries less value.
Mansplaining is anchored in sexism.
It's part of the male entitlement that a man who has little to no expertise but a lot of 'opinion', often enough talks nonsense (sharing factually incorrect non-proven information), will be and IS taken seriously. Why? Because that has been the rule for centuries.
In 'WOMANSPLAINING' i.e. women being condescending to men, the element of power is missing:
Even though she condescends to him, neither he nor those in his environment will doubt his competence. Her condescension has no impact besides the personal.
With mansplaining, that's different as others are likely to buy-in and fundamentally question the woman's competence.
Thus, just like in racism, white people can and do experience discrimination but not racism because the systemic power element is missing for them, men can and do experience condescension from women but not 'womansplaining' because the repercussions on the perception of their competence is absent for men.
A gendered word with a corresponding impact to 'mansplaining' does not exist.
MANSPLAINING contains an element that is often overlooked: It's the systemic cultural conviction embedded in societies that women cannot truly be competent, cannot be more competent than a man, and that her opinion carries less value.
Mansplaining is anchored in sexism.
It's part of the male entitlement that a man who has little to no expertise but a lot of 'opinion', often enough talks nonsense (sharing factually incorrect non-proven information), will be and IS taken seriously. Why? Because that has been the rule for centuries.
In 'WOMANSPLAINING' i.e. women being condescending to men, the element of power is missing:
Even though she condescends to him, neither he nor those in his environment will doubt his competence. Her condescension has no impact besides the personal.
With mansplaining, that's different as others are likely to buy-in and fundamentally question the woman's competence.
Thus, just like in racism, white people can and do experience discrimination but not racism because the systemic power element is missing for them, men can and do experience condescension from women but not 'womansplaining' because the repercussions on the perception of their competence is absent for men.
She was womansplaining to me.
No: She was condescending. I understand how annoying that is, but it is really not the same thing as mansplaining.
No: She was condescending. I understand how annoying that is, but it is really not the same thing as mansplaining.
by enriches alliterating November 7, 2024
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