mansplain
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- 13
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 9
/ˈmanˌspleɪn/
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/ˈmanˌspleɪn/ · /ˈmænˌspleɪn/
Definition of mansplain
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(derogatory, informal)To explain (something) condescendingly (to a female listener), especially to explain something the listener already knows, presuming that she has an inferior understanding of it merely because she is female.
“But what's getting all of the attention in the bill is the part where legislators have banded together to mansplain the various shadings of the crime of "rape" to America.”
“There were some Occupy-style solutions: those whose voices dominate should “step back” for an entire meeting. […] Men should notice when they are “mansplaining” (this one got a thunderous ovation).”
“Positioning himself as the white guy mansplaining to a black woman what’s best for her, The New York Times’s John Caramanica argues that Rihanna’s attempt, on the album, “to make public art with the person who physically abused you is immature, pre-feminist, post-ethics.””
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Etymology
Blend of man + explain, equivalent to man + -splain.
Words you can make from mansplain
200+ playable · top: PLAINSMAN (13 pts)
Best play plainsman 13 points7-letter words
9 words6-letter words
31 words- IMPALA 10 pts
- LAMPAS 10 pts
- LIMPAS 10 pts
- MILPAS 10 pts
- NAPALM 10 pts
- PLASMA 10 pts
- SAMPAN 10 pts
- ANIMAL 8 pts
- ANIMAS 8 pts
- INSPAN 8 pts
- LAMIAS 8 pts
- LAMINA 8 pts
- LAPINS 8 pts
- LIMANS 8 pts
- MANIAS 8 pts
- MANILA 8 pts
- MANNAS 8 pts
- NANISM 8 pts
- PAISAN 8 pts
- PALAIS 8 pts
- PINNAL 8 pts
- PINNAS 8 pts
- PLAINS 8 pts
- SALAMI 8 pts
- SPINAL 8 pts
- ALANIN 6 pts
- ANNALS 6 pts
- LANAIS 6 pts
- LIANAS 6 pts
- NASIAL 6 pts
- SALINA 6 pts
5-letter words
62 words- LAMPS 9 pts
- LIMPA 9 pts
- LIMPS 9 pts
- MILPA 9 pts
- PALMS 9 pts
- PIMAS 9 pts
- PLASM 9 pts
- PSALM 9 pts
- ALMAS 7 pts
- AMAIN 7 pts
- AMIAS 7 pts
- AMINS 7 pts
- AMNIA 7 pts
- ANIMA 7 pts
- APIAN 7 pts
- LAMAS 7 pts
- LAMIA 7 pts
- LAPIN 7 pts
- LAPIS 7 pts
- LIMAN 7 pts
- LIMAS 7 pts
- LIMNS 7 pts
- LIPAS 7 pts
- MAILS 7 pts
- MAINS 7 pts
- MANAS 7 pts
- MANIA 7 pts
- MANIS 7 pts
- MANNA 7 pts
- MINAS 7 pts
- NAPAS 7 pts
- NIPAS 7 pts
- PAANS 7 pts
- PAILS 7 pts
- PAINS 7 pts
- PAISA 7 pts
- PALIS 7 pts
- PALSA 7 pts
- PIANS 7 pts
- PINAS 7 pts
- PINNA 7 pts
- PLAIN 7 pts
- PLANS 7 pts
- SALMI 7 pts
- SALPA 7 pts
- SPAIL 7 pts
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- ANLAS 5 pts
- ANNAL 5 pts
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- LANAI 5 pts
- LIANA 5 pts
- LINNS 5 pts
- NAANS 5 pts
- NAILS 5 pts
- NALAS 5 pts
- NANAS 5 pts
- NASAL 5 pts
- SLAIN 5 pts
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4-letter words
88 words- AMPS 8 pts
- IMPS 8 pts
- LAMP 8 pts
- LIMP 8 pts
- MAPS 8 pts
- MIPS 8 pts
- PALM 8 pts
- PAMS 8 pts
- PIMA 8 pts
- SAMP 8 pts
- SIMP 8 pts
- SPAM 8 pts
- AIMS 6 pts
- ALMA 6 pts
- ALMS 6 pts
- ALPS 6 pts
- AMAS 6 pts
- AMIA 6 pts
- AMIN 6 pts
- AMIS 6 pts
- LAMA 6 pts
- LAMS 6 pts
- LAPS 6 pts
- LIMA 6 pts
- LIMN 6 pts
- LIPA 6 pts
- LIPS 6 pts
- LISP 6 pts
- MAIL 6 pts
- MAIN 6 pts
- MANA 6 pts
- MANI 6 pts
- MANS 6 pts
- MASA 6 pts
- MILS 6 pts
- MINA 6 pts
- NAPA 6 pts
- NAPS 6 pts
- NIMS 6 pts
- NIPA 6 pts
- NIPS 6 pts
- PAAN 6 pts
- PAIL 6 pts
- PAIN 6 pts
- PALI 6 pts
- PALS 6 pts
- PANS 6 pts
- PIAL 6 pts
- PIAN 6 pts
- PIAS 6 pts
- PINA 6 pts
- PINS 6 pts
- PLAN 6 pts
- SALP 6 pts
- SIMA 6 pts
- SLAM 6 pts
- SLAP 6 pts
- SLIM 6 pts
- SLIP 6 pts
- SNAP 6 pts
- SNIP 6 pts
- SPAN 6 pts
- SPIN 6 pts
- AALS 4 pts
- AILS 4 pts
- AINS 4 pts
- ALAN 4 pts
- ALAS 4 pts
- ANAL 4 pts
- ANAS 4 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ANIS 4 pts
- ANNA 4 pts
- ANSA 4 pts
- INNS 4 pts
- LAIN 4 pts
- LIAS 4 pts
- LINN 4 pts
- LINS 4 pts
- NAAN 4 pts
- NAIL 4 pts
- NALA 4 pts
- NANA 4 pts
- NANS 4 pts
- NILS 4 pts
- SAIL 4 pts
- SAIN 4 pts
- SIAL 4 pts
3-letter words
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