mansplain
verb /ˈmænspleɪn/
/ˈmænspleɪn/
(informal, disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they mansplain | /ˈmænspleɪn/ /ˈmænspleɪn/ |
| he / she / it mansplains | /ˈmænspleɪnz/ /ˈmænspleɪnz/ |
| past simple mansplained | /ˈmænspleɪnd/ /ˈmænspleɪnd/ |
| past participle mansplained | /ˈmænspleɪnd/ /ˈmænspleɪnd/ |
| -ing form mansplaining | /ˈmænspleɪnɪŋ/ /ˈmænspleɪnɪŋ/ |
- mansplain something (to somebody) (of a man) to explain something to a woman in a way that shows he thinks he knows and understands more than she does
- I don't really need economics mansplained to me.