Femsplaining
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Femsplaining is a noun meaning The explanation of feminist concepts, often to a man in a condescending and rude manner.
Meaning
The explanation of feminist concepts, often to a man in a condescending and rude manner.
More Meanings
- An explanation by a woman to a man about topics that the woman assumes the man doesn't know. Often condescending in nature.
- present participle and gerund of femsplain
Example Sentences
The femsplaining continues throughout the movie, as the girls point out how offensive and problematic sexist frat humor can be.
No man can freely express themselves if they speak in fear of being accused of mansplaining which is, I would suggest, as prevalent as femsplaining.
Fifth Harmony's Lauren Jauregui comes out as bisexual in SCATHING rant against Donald Trump voters. The singer insulted million of US voters who hold a different political view, but was unapologetic about her femsplaining.
The fact of the matter is that women are given so little leverage to be as boring and patronising as men in the office, home or parliament, we don't really have as much evidence of femsplaining as we do mansplaining. Thus, femsplaining remains a myth, much like the gender pay gap and female orgasm.
Synonyms for femsplaining
Depending on context, synonyms include womansplaining.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include femspeak, factfem, femcunt, fembitch, femsymp, femmie.
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