mansplay

English

Etymology

From man +‎ splay, probably by wordplay on mansplain.

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, informal, derogatory, of a male person) To spread one’s thighs widely while seated, exposing one’s crotch and taking up space from any adjacent seats.
    • 2024, Christina Lynch, Pony Confidential‎[1], Penguin, →ISBN:
      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.
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