Mumsplaining
The mum equivalent to mansplaining; when your mum tells you something that you already know as if you’re still six :/
Mumsplaining by zaza 22 January 4, 2022
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Mumsplaining
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,”
Mumsplaining by Tevqu July 3, 2022
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milsplaining
milsplaining (blend word ‘military’ & informal form splaining of gerund ‘explaining’) is pejorative term meaning "(of a squaddie) to comment on or explain something to #civvy in condescending, overconfident, often inaccurate or oversimplified manner"
It is total bravado based on a rigid hierarchy where people have to do exactly as you tell them even if you are an utter knob. Civvies don’t give a shit about rank & will tell you to poke it.
It is total bravado based on a rigid hierarchy where people have to do exactly as you tell them even if you are an utter knob. Civvies don’t give a shit about rank & will tell you to poke it.
I’m not #milsplaining you thick Civvy twat, I’m giving you guidance based on my considerable military knowledge gleamed from Commando comics & years of mucking other military around. I have zero knowledge of real world but if I shout & point, you will have to do what I say!
milsplaining by Bumsnorkler December 4, 2019
memesplaining
The act of explaining the meaning of the word meme to a person who does not understand it. Most people incorrectly believe that a meme is a picture with words added on top of it. This is actually an image macro. While some image macros are also memes, not all memes are image macros. The preceding three sentences are an example of memesplaining.
memesplaining by Lârry Dângüs, esq. October 25, 2016
Maxsplaining
When you trap your life long formula one rival in order to explain every little detail about your race or quali session to them without a chance of escape.
Not to be confused with Mansplaining, while similar, Maxsplaining presents clear homoerotic undertones and heart eyes from both parties involved.
Not to be confused with Mansplaining, while similar, Maxsplaining presents clear homoerotic undertones and heart eyes from both parties involved.
person 1: where's Charles?
person 2: oh, Max got him, he already started the maxsplaining
person 1: damn, that's a shame, there's no saving him now...
person 2: oh, Max got him, he already started the maxsplaining
person 1: damn, that's a shame, there's no saving him now...
Maxsplaining by not-my-name October 11, 2022
Meta-Mansplaining
When frustrated manly men go and flood the Urban Dictionary with their definitions of the word Mansplaining, because they know it better than the feminists, actually.
Greg is so pissed off because his professor didn't want to hear him explain her area of expertise to her in his opinion, so he went meta-mansplaining in UD and invited all his friends too. (See mansplaining )
Meta-Mansplaining by Chnuma September 7, 2017
Mansplaining
When a man explains something to a woman in a patronizing tone as if the woman is too emotional and illogical to understand.
"She got all pissed at me for no reason!" cried Ira, "Accusing me of mansplaining."
Aziz shook his head. "Women! Right?"
Aziz shook his head. "Women! Right?"
Mansplaining by Babydoll75 March 6, 2019