femsplain
femsplain · femsplains · femsplained · femsplaining
To explain feminist concepts or a feminine perspective, especially when done in a…To explain feminist concepts or a feminine perspective, especially when done in a condescending manner or to explain something the listener already knows, presuming that he has an inferior understanding of it merely because he is male.
Meaning
2 sensesTo explain feminist concepts or a feminine perspective, especially when done in a condescending manner or to explain something the listener already knows, presuming that he has an inferior understanding of it merely because he is male.
(derogatory)To explain (as a woman) the experience of a man.
Origin
From feminist + -splain. Compare mansplain, womansplaining.From feminist + -splain. Compare mansplain, womansplaining.
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Forms
femsplains, femsplaining, femsplained, femsplained| Base form | femsplain · to femsplain |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | femsplains |
| Present participle | femsplaining |
| Past simple | femsplained |
| Past participle | femsplained |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsDerivedfemsplainer
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle