mansplain [man-spleyn] Word Origin verb (used with or without object)
- (of a man) to comment on or explain something to a woman in a condescending, overconfident, and often inaccurate or oversimplified manner: He mansplained to her about female friendships.
- to comment on or explain something to someone in such a way: I know some women who are guilty of mansplaining.
noun
- Also called man·spla·na·tion [man-spluh-ney-shuh n] /ˌmæn spləˈneɪ ʃən/. such an explanation given to someone, usually a woman.
Origin of mansplain First recorded in 2005–10; man1 + ‘splain Related formsman·splain·er, noun