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18:54 Dec 23, 2019
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Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Additional field(s): General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters, Psychology, Slang, Journalism
English term or phrase: mansplain
Definition from Merriam-Webster:
to explain something to a woman in a condescending way that assumes she has no knowledge about the topic

Example sentence(s):
  • Being told why you do or don’t like something is commonplace in the mansplaining cannon Bustle
  • Even women who are famous for their mastery of a domain find themselves being mansplained. The Conversation
  • Mansplaining may seem like a trivial issue in isolation, but how we communicate tells other people how much or little they are valued. bbc.com
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4 +1Erilleme
Gulin Ture


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2 days 20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Erilleme


Definition from Platform24:
Mansplaining kavramına Türkçe karşılık arayışı ise hâlâ sürüyor. “Erilleme”, “erkekleme”, “erk-açıklama”, “erksist açıklama” gibi karşılıklar dolaşıyor ortalıkta.

Example sentence(s):
  • Türkçe’de “erilleme-erkekleme” olarak anılmaya başladı. Anlamı ise özetle şu; erkeklerin kadınlara, -aslında sırf kadın oldukları için- hemen her konuda, “öğretici” bir tavırla, sürekli bir açıklama yapmaları ve kadınlar üzerinde bir hegemonya kurma çabaları. - gazeteduvar.com  
Gulin Ture
Türkiye
Local time: 15:53
Native speaker of: Turkish

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