manspread
verb (used without object)
(of a man) to sit with one's legs far apart, taking up too much space on a seat shared with other people.
manspreading
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a word derived from
manspread.
Example Sentences
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“DC, do we really need to do a manspreading campaign on our trains?! I thought we were above this,” she wrote in the tweet accompanied by the photo.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
With a cherubic face she looked every bit the part of a young lover, and, with a touch of careless manspreading while lighting a cigarette, very much a boy.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
Comic Sans is what Shelton calls “a fun-times font,” manspreading across paper in strokes thicker than fair Cambria or no-nonsense Garamond.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2019
I am presuming, too, that the manspreading was off the scale and that everybody kept their knees away from Damian Green.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 25, 2019
Millions of people around the world have watched a viral video that appears to show a woman taking direct action against "manspreading".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2018
