mansplaining
man·splain·ing
The act of condescendingly explaining something, particularly by a man to a woman, in…The act of condescendingly explaining something, particularly by a man to a woman, in order to appear knowledgeable, or from a mistaken presumption that she has an inferior understanding of the topic.
UK/ˈmanˌspleɪnɪŋ/US/ˈmænˌspleɪnɪŋ/
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory, slang, uncountable)The act of condescendingly explaining something, particularly by a man to a woman, in order to appear knowledgeable, or from a mistaken presumption that she has an inferior understanding of the topic.
Herrklären
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Origin
Blend of man + explaining, or from mansplain + -ing.Blend of man + explaining, or from mansplain + -ing.
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