mansplaining
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Treating a woman as if she knows less when explaining something
- adjective
- /ˈmænˌspleɪnɪŋ/
- Offensive
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condescendiente
- Her colleague's mansplaining attitude made the meeting uncomfortable for everyone.
Examples
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She was frustrated by the mansplaining comments during the workshop.
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The article criticized the mansplaining tone often found in tech discussions.
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The seminar was ruined by his constant mansplaining, which left many participants feeling belittled.
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During the discussion, her boss's mansplaining made it clear he thought she could not understand the project.
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She decided to leave the meeting early because the mansplaining from her male colleagues was exhausting.
How Condescending
Surface Forms
mansplaining positive
Morphology
Etymology
Mansplaining as an adjective comes from joining man and explaining and describes a condescending tone or explanation where a man talks to a woman as if she knows less.