verb
- to explain something to a woman in a condescending way, often assuming she lacks knowledge or understanding because of her gender
Usage: informal; often considered pejorative; third-person singular present tense of 'mansplain'
Examples
- He mansplains every topic, even when she is the expert.
- She got frustrated when her colleague mansplains basic concepts to her during meetings.
- He mansplains how to use the software to the woman who literally wrote the code.
- Whenever she mentions her job, he mansplains her own field back to her.
- She called him out when he mansplains car maintenance to a professional mechanic.
- He constantly mansplains politics to his wife, who has a degree in political science.