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mansplaying

mansplaying is the present participle and gerund of mansplay.

Meaning of mansplay

Verb

mansplay (third-person singular simple present mansplays, present participle mansplaying, simple past and past participle mansplayed)

  1. (derogatory, informal, intransitive) To spread one’s thighs widely while seated, exposing one’s crotch and taking up space from any adjacent seats.
    • A copiously tattooed young man in a blue jumpsuit sits mansplayed across from her, shackled to the rail on his side of the hallway, staring at Penny.2024, Christina Lynch, Pony Confidential, Penguin, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    manspread

Questions about mansplaying

What is mansplaying the present participle and gerund of?
Mansplaying is the present participle and gerund of mansplay.

Words near mansplaying in the dictionary

  1. mansplainy
  2. mansplanation
  3. mansplanations
  4. mansplay
  5. mansplayed
  6. mansplaying
  7. manspread
  8. manspreaded
  9. manspreader
  10. manspreaders
  11. manspreading

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