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fem-splain

When a female explains something precisely and accurately the first time
Fem-splain (Female Explanation) Sarah: "I am moving the product launch from Tuesday to Friday. We are doing this because the final quality assurance check, which was completed this morning, revealed a 24-hour delay in the email rendering for mobile devices. Friday ensures we launch with the correct formatting, allowing us to maintain our 95% engagement target rather than risking a lower rate with a rushed Tuesday launch. I need the design team to push the final assets to the server by Wednesday at 10 a.m. to meet this new timeline."
by annievannie February 26, 2026
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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
by RubixCubix May 18, 2016
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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?
by ThatGuyYouKnow14 January 6, 2014
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femplaining

Verb.
Femplaining is a portmanteau of the words "female" and "complain". A term used to describe when a woman complains about an issue(s) that are trivial and rant about them as if they are legitimate issues when in actuality, they aren't.
Female Barista: I just saw a white guy wearing a shirt with Japanese characters on it. That is so offensive! He shouldn't wear it if he's not Japanese!

Boss: Yeah, yeah. Quit your femplaining and get back to work.

See: SJW
by Gladilay October 26, 2016
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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.
by Tiny Barbarian January 3, 2017
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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
by fryether July 2, 2016
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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
by TheRobster January 18, 2017
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