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Femmesplain 

Verb

*performance only possible by natural-born or self-identifying females*

1. Informing a person of the opposing gender that an idea, belief, or statement is incorrect by virtue of the person

being male.

2. Informing a person of the opposing gender that an idea, belief, or statement is incorrect AND offering no correction.

3. Informing a person of the opposing gender that "he" is "mansplaining"
After listening to various women Femmesplain, why superficiality displayed by women, is somehow different and less harmful than that displayed by men, the men in attendance realized that marriage counseling was a one-sided waste of time.
Femmesplain by Sugarman Shadetree August 31, 2017
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femsplaining 

Femsplaining
fem•splain•ing — noun

The act of a woman — typically, of the feminist variety — to mistakenly believe she knows more than a man and about a man’s actions, then attempts to explain her "knowledge" via word-vomit.
I endured Megan femsplaining about how men sit on the subway train, then she femsplained some more about how she assumes men feel. feminist misandry femsplaining mansplaining feminism masculinity manspreading
femsplaining by RubixCubix May 18, 2016

femsplaining 

The tendency of some women to mistakenly believe that they automatically know more about any given topic than a man does and who, consequently, proceeds to explain to him, correctly or not, things that he already knows.
Man A: When she started femsplaining to me what it really meant to be a man in the 21st century, I got up and left.

Man B: Really, what else could you do?
femsplaining by ThatGuyYouKnow14 January 6, 2014

Femsplaining 

When a woman attempts to prove superiority over a man by vomiting up rhetorical questions that don't actually mean anything and usually have no real basis in fact.
I hate when women start femsplaining at me. It really ruins my mood.
Femsplaining by Tiny Barbarian January 3, 2017

femsplaining 

When a "feminist" proceeds to explain to you that you are mansplaining.
I was just trying to have a civil discourse with her, when that tumblrina called me a mansplainer! I told her I was offended by her femsplaining to me that I am a mansplainer
femsplaining by fryether July 2, 2016

femsplain 

The tendency of some women, mostly those who label themselves as feminists, to mistakenly believe that they automatically know more about any given topic than a man does and who, consequently, proceeds to explain to him, correctly or not, how he feels, thinks, and things that he already knows.
Man A: When she started to femsplain to me what it really meant to be a man in the 21st century, I got up and left.

Man B: I would have done the same. There's nothing worse than a man-hating know-it-all
femsplain by TheRobster January 18, 2017

femsplain 

Femsplaining is when a female or male feminist tells people how they're supposed to think about sex and gender.
"Men who won't shut up and listen are typical members of the patriarchy," Chris femsplained.
femsplain by Driveby Shooter April 14, 2013