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manterrupt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
man-ter-rupt
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To interrupt condescendingly (a female interlocutor), presuming that the woman's word have little merit merely because she is not male.

Derogatory; Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

Blend of man + interrupt, after mansplain.

Usage

Inflected Forms

manterrupts (present, singular) manterrupting (participle, present) manterrupted (participle, past) manterrupted (past)

Frequently Paired Words

mansplain mantrum manspread

Questions

What does manterrupt mean?
To interrupt condescendingly (a female interlocutor), presuming that the woman's word have little merit merely because she is not male.
Where does manterrupt come from?
Blend of man + interrupt, after mansplain.

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