Femsplain

Quick meaning: Femsplain is a verb meaning (derogatory) To explain (as a woman) the experience of a man.

Meaning

(derogatory) To explain (as a woman) the experience of a man.

More Meanings

1. To explain feminist concepts or a feminine perspective, especially when done in a condescending manner or to explain something the listener already knows, presuming that he has an inferior understanding of it merely because he is male.

Example Sentences

Don't try to reinvent what the Internet has already done. Did I femsplain it sufficiently?

When you femsplain feminism to your friends, make sure you don't femsplain what's wrong with other women; rather, femsplain what's right about you.

Yet, it wasn't until Tuesday night's The Daily Show that we learned of a biological struggle that men have when they become parents: dad bods. Women's issues correspondent Kristen Schaal femsplained the fad.

I'm sure I, and the 99.999999% of men in this country who have never, would never, will never rape or harm a woman, need it. You've heard of mansplaining, right? When a man tries to explain rape/sexual assault/etc. to a female rape survivor? Okay, well you're femsplaining rape to a male rape survivor.

Word Forms

• femsplains
• femsplaining
• femsplained

Synonyms for femsplain

Depending on context, synonyms include womansplain.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fansplain, femstruate, frob, fanwank, fash, smof.

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