Get to know Mansplaining better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Mansplaining meaning
The act of condescendingly explaining something, particularly by a man to a woman, in order to appear knowledgeable, or from a mistaken presumption that she has an inferior understanding of the topic.
Using Mansplaining
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of condescendingly explaining something, particularly by a man to a woman, in order to appear knowledgeable, or from a mistaken presumption that she has an inferior understanding of the topic.
Context around Mansplaining
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mansplaining
- In this selection, "mansplaining" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ignorant, continues, become, leaving, merely and equality stand out and add context to how "mansplaining" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are everywhere mansplaining equality to and as with mansplaining it is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mansplaining" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mansplaining
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Does that qualify as mansplaining? (5 words)
He wasn't mansplaining he was literally stating facts. (9 words)
I know a number of men who are great at not mansplaining. (12 words)
A minister called hardline Tory Brexiteers 'nutters' and 'right-wing extremists' while Attorney General Geoffrey Cox was slapped down for 'mansplaining' leaving the EU to a female colleague in Theresa May's extraordinary seven-hour crisis cabinet meeting. (38 words)
I can handle a difference of opinion about our primary candidate, but the ignorant mansplaining was too much (I may have made a dramatic flounce as I walked out). (29 words)
The brotherhoods of woke men are everywhere, mansplaining equality to women still waiting for the corner office, or hiding their regressive views till they become fashionable again. (27 words)
Does that qualify as mansplaining? (5 words)
Example sentences (10)
Does that qualify as mansplaining?
I know a number of men who are great at not mansplaining.
I can handle a difference of opinion about our primary candidate, but the ignorant mansplaining was too much (I may have made a dramatic flounce as I walked out).
One of these men continues mansplaining—to nobody—after DeGuzman’s character ditches him; another tries to show her how to smoke.
A minister called hardline Tory Brexiteers 'nutters' and 'right-wing extremists' while Attorney General Geoffrey Cox was slapped down for 'mansplaining' leaving the EU to a female colleague in Theresa May's extraordinary seven-hour crisis cabinet meeting.
Sometimes, as with “mansplaining”, it is the work of a new political conscience.
When a man offers facts or opinions in a professional manner during City Council discussion, that doesn’t become mansplaining merely because a woman listener disagrees.
He wasn't mansplaining he was literally stating facts.
The brotherhoods of woke men are everywhere, mansplaining equality to women still waiting for the corner office, or hiding their regressive views till they become fashionable again.
While some slammed him for his ignorance, others thought it was a great example of “mansplaining”.