mansplain

Word parts

man + explain

Pronunciation

• enPR: măn-splānʹ
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /manˈspleɪn/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /mænˈspleɪn/

• Audio (AU)

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• Hyphenation: man‧splain

Verb

Plain form mansplain

Third-person singular mansplains

Past tense mansplained

Past participle mansplained

Present participle mansplaining

1. (informal) (derogatory) If a male mansplains to a female, he explains something the she already knows as he assumed that she does not have a good understanding of the topic or explains it merely because she is female.