mansplain
/ˈmænˌspleɪn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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.”"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmænˌspleɪn/
- British English: /ˈmanˌspleɪn/