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mansplainer

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

One (especially a man) who mansplains.

informal

Equivalents

Españolseñoro
Françaismecsplicateur

Examples

Think about the men you know. Do any of them display that delightful mixture of privilege and ignorance that leads to condescending, inaccurate explanations, delivered with the rock-solid conviction of rightness and that slimy certainty that of course he is right, because he is the man in this conversation?”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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