mansplained

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A form of mansplain — To explain (something) condescendingly (to a female listener), especially to explain something the listener already knows, presuming that she has an inferior understanding of it merely because she is female.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of mansplain
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APA

mansplained. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mansplained

MLA

“mansplained.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mansplained. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mansplained,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mansplained.

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