mansplaining

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|slang|pejorative}} 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]].

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|mansplain||ing-form}}

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