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manspread

/ˈmænˌspɹɛd/

manspread verb: to splay one's legs open whilst sitting on public transport, thus occupying more than one seat.

Verb

manspread (third-person singular simple present manspreads, present participle manspreading, simple past and past participle manspread)

  1. (derogatory, informal, usually) To splay one's legs open whilst sitting on public transport, thus occupying more than one seat.
    Synonyms:
    mansplay

Synonyms of manspread

Forms of manspread

third-person singular presentmanspreads
present participlemanspreading
past participlemanspread
pastmanspread

Origin of manspread

Back-formation from manspreading.

Words formed from manspread

Questions about manspread

What does manspread mean?
Manspread means to splay one's legs open whilst sitting on public transport, thus occupying more than one seat.
What part of speech is manspread?
Manspread is a verb.
How do you pronounce manspread?
Manspread is pronounced /ˈmænˌspɹɛd/.
What is the past tense of manspread?
The past tense of manspread is manspread.

Words near manspread in the dictionary

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

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