# femsplain

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. To explain (as a woman) the experience of a man.

## Etymology
From feminist + -splain. Compare mansplain, womansplaining.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/femsplain