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manspreading in British English (ˈmænˌsprɛdɪŋ) noun informal the practice by a male passenger on public transport of sitting with his legs wide apart, so denying space to passengers beside him Examples of 'manspreading' in a sentencemanspreading However, manspreading is the point at which this natural preference breaks down.Why, oh why is 'manspreading' still a hot-button issue?Must we all start manspreading on our commute?Manspreading is a good example of personal power gone wrong.The foreign secretary sat grinning a few places along, manspreading his thighs like some potentate.She accuses them of 'manspreading'.Manspreading is not a thing.In short, the whole 'manspreading' thing is nothing but a load of old boll... actually, no.It's all part of a 'common courtesy' campaign, targeting the likes of 'polehogging' and 'manspreading'.Manspreading is when a fella sits with his legs wide apart on public transport, encroaching on other passengers' seats. |