Womansplaining
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Womansplaining is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of womansplain.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of womansplain.
More Meanings
- (informal, derogatory) Condescending explanation of something by a woman, particularly to a man.
Example Sentences
Many men have reported a drastic rise in womansplaining.
The minister took offence with the accusation, saying he'd be judged much more harshly if the tables were reversed and he accused a woman of womansplaining.
She offered her own story to warn me about what can happen when a Christian invests too much in her work and too little in finding a spouse. It was a bad case of womansplaining.
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.”
Synonyms for womansplaining
Depending on context, synonyms include femsplaining.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include womanspeak, weedsplaining, cuntling, plaining, w-word, wussification.
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