Definition of mansplain in English:

mansplain

verb ˈmanspleɪnˈmænˌspleɪn

[with object]informal

(of a man) explain (something) to someone, typically a woman, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing.
I'm listening to a guy mansplain economics to his wife
Apparently you can't sell a second-hand car for as much as a new one. So glad he mansplained that to me
Example sentencesExamples
- Bravo, too, for the general misogynist stereotyping, victim blaming and general mansplaining.
- I was accused of "mansplaining" and of writing "a terrible article" that should never have been published.
- Leave it to him to mansplain why it's so bad having the women-folk working.
- How very sweet of him to offer to mansplain the budget to the dumb blonde who just got herself elected Senator.
- He tries to mansplain it with a weak athlete analogy, but she cuts him short.
- Don't mansplain female sexuality.
- Can someone mansplain to me why the price of a Hershey bar was so weirdly stable until 1970?
- For them to pretend that "diet culture" and "size zero" start and end within the exclusively female world of women's magazines is a massive pile of mansplaining, patronising nonsense.
- Allow us to mansplain.
- Where are we going to find someone to mansplain heterosexual lit?

Derivatives

mansplainer

noun

informal

She's somewhat compromised by her romantic attachment to resident "mansplainer" Thomas.
Example sentencesExamples
- This is not to say that Hemingway wasn't a mansplainer par excellence.
- There is no conversation with a woman that a mansplainer feels more entitled to dominate than one centering on sports in general and football in particular.
- He's a compulsive mansplainer.
- Hopefully not sounding like a know-it-all mansplainer, what you're suffering sounds a lot like the initial days/weeks after my injury.

Origin

Early 21st century: blend of man and explain.

Definition of mansplain in US English:

mansplain

verbˈmænˌspleɪnˈmanˌsplān

[with object]informal

(of a man) explain (something) to someone, typically a woman, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing.
I'm listening to a guy mansplain economics to his wife
Example sentencesExamples
- Can someone mansplain to me why the price of a Hershey bar was so weirdly stable until 1970?
- Where are we going to find someone to mansplain heterosexual lit?
- Allow us to mansplain.
- How very sweet of him to offer to mansplain the budget to the dumb blonde who just got herself elected Senator.
- Don't mansplain female sexuality.
- I was accused of "mansplaining" and of writing "a terrible article" that should never have been published.
- Bravo, too, for the general misogynist stereotyping, victim blaming and general mansplaining.
- Leave it to him to mansplain why it's so bad having the women-folk working.
- For them to pretend that "diet culture" and "size zero" start and end within the exclusively female world of women's magazines is a massive pile of mansplaining, patronising nonsense.
- He tries to mansplain it with a weak athlete analogy, but she cuts him short.

Origin

Early 21st century: blend of man and explain.

词汇	mansplain
释义	Definition of mansplain in English: mansplain verb ˈmanspleɪnˈmænˌspleɪn [with object]informal (of a man) explain (something) to someone, typically a woman, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing. I'm listening to a guy mansplain economics to his wife Apparently you can't sell a second-hand car for as much as a new one. So glad he mansplained that to me Example sentencesExamples Bravo, too, for the general misogynist stereotyping, victim blaming and general mansplaining. I was accused of "mansplaining" and of writing "a terrible article" that should never have been published. Leave it to him to mansplain why it's so bad having the women-folk working. How very sweet of him to offer to mansplain the budget to the dumb blonde who just got herself elected Senator. He tries to mansplain it with a weak athlete analogy, but she cuts him short. Don't mansplain female sexuality. Can someone mansplain to me why the price of a Hershey bar was so weirdly stable until 1970? For them to pretend that "diet culture" and "size zero" start and end within the exclusively female world of women's magazines is a massive pile of mansplaining, patronising nonsense. Allow us to mansplain. Where are we going to find someone to mansplain heterosexual lit? Derivatives mansplainer noun informal She's somewhat compromised by her romantic attachment to resident "mansplainer" Thomas. Example sentencesExamples This is not to say that Hemingway wasn't a mansplainer par excellence. There is no conversation with a woman that a mansplainer feels more entitled to dominate than one centering on sports in general and football in particular. He's a compulsive mansplainer. Hopefully not sounding like a know-it-all mansplainer, what you're suffering sounds a lot like the initial days/weeks after my injury. Origin Early 21st century: blend of man and explain. Definition of mansplain in US English: mansplain verbˈmænˌspleɪnˈmanˌsplān [with object]informal (of a man) explain (something) to someone, typically a woman, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing. I'm listening to a guy mansplain economics to his wife Example sentencesExamples Can someone mansplain to me why the price of a Hershey bar was so weirdly stable until 1970? Where are we going to find someone to mansplain heterosexual lit? Allow us to mansplain. How very sweet of him to offer to mansplain the budget to the dumb blonde who just got herself elected Senator. Don't mansplain female sexuality. I was accused of "mansplaining" and of writing "a terrible article" that should never have been published. Bravo, too, for the general misogynist stereotyping, victim blaming and general mansplaining. Leave it to him to mansplain why it's so bad having the women-folk working. For them to pretend that "diet culture" and "size zero" start and end within the exclusively female world of women's magazines is a massive pile of mansplaining, patronising nonsense. He tries to mansplain it with a weak athlete analogy, but she cuts him short. Origin Early 21st century: blend of man and explain.
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