mansplain



mansplain

slang For a man to explain something to someone, usually a woman, in a condescending manner. I've been doing this job for 20 years—I don't need some boy fresh out of college mansplaining it to me! Gee, thanks for mansplaining feminism to me.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JeriJER-eeEnglish
Catrina-Irish, Scottish
Roman['rəumən]
Bityah-Biblical Hebrew
Elysia-Various
Mislav-Croatian, Medieval Slavic