Talk:manspreading
Add topicLatest comment: 7 years ago by Equinox in topic Noun or verb
Derogatory
[edit]Pretty obviously derogatory, when you look at the real-world usage. Someone reverted my gloss though. Equinox ◑ 21:08, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
- I labelled this "pejorative" when I created the citations page. Now I'm not not so sure. "Mansplaining" isn't labelled either "derogatory" or "pejorative." It's snarky, yes, but I don't think sarcasm always equals disparagement. -Cloudcuckoolander (talk) 02:28, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
- Both terms are clearly and obviously derogatory. 173.89.236.187 07:32, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
- User:Chuck Entz has restored the gloss. Thanks. Equinox ◑ 17:29, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
Updated Reference
[edit]In the Oxford English Dictionary since August 2015. [1] [2] Huggi (talk) 03:58, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
Noun or verb
[edit]This word is a verb. --NoToleranceForIntolerance (talk) 04:22, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
- I see it as a gerund. What's your source? Equinox ◑ 04:53, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
- It is both the present participle and gerund of the verb (deprecated template usage) manspread. At some time since I was at school gerunds have gone out of fashion and we are not supposed to use the term any more. SemperBlotto (talk) 04:58, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
- Ugh stop your mangerunding already. Equinox ◑ 09:01, 3 October 2017 (UTC)