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verb
To explain feminist concepts or a feminine perspective, especially when done in a condescending manner or to explain something the listener already knows, presuming that he has an inferior understanding of it merely because he is male.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To explain (as a woman) the experience of a man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
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History
From feminist + -splain. Compare mansplain, womansplaining.
