Womansplaining

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Condescending explanation of something by a woman, particularly to a man. derogatory, informal, uncountable

    "The War on Women perpetrators keep trying to tell us that government not funding something equates to government banning something. That must be womansplaining, I guess? Except I’m not willing to have women made out to be idiots. So maybe “liberalsplaining.”"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of womansplain form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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femsplainingmansplain

Example

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"The War on Women perpetrators keep trying to tell us that government not funding something equates to government banning something. That must be womansplaining, I guess? Except I’m not willing to have women made out to be idiots. So maybe “liberalsplaining.”"

Etymology

Blend of woman + explaining, modelled on mansplaining.

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