Definition of manspreading in English:
manspreading
nounˈmansprɛdɪŋˈmænˌsprɛdɪŋ
mass nouninformal The practice whereby a man, especially one travelling on public transport, adopts a sitting position with his legs wide apart, in such a way as to encroach on an adjacent seat or seats.
a campaign to discourage manspreading or using an adjacent seat as a footrest
Example sentencesExamples
- "I don't know of any complaints that have come through customer service about manspreading," she said.
- The movement against manspreading is going global, with Chicago, London and Toronto each thinking about taking on the spread.
- Am tired of seeing signs on ski lift towers saying "No manspreading on the chairlift".
- Perhaps manspreading is a realistic concern for regular commuters during rush hours.
- If the manspreading campaign has taught us anything, it's that men can take up a lot of space.
- The new ads - aimed at curbing rude behavior like manspreading - are set to go up in the subways next month.
- We can't offer empirical measures of how common manspreading is on Chicago's trains and buses.
- Several blogs regularly highlight instances of manspreading where knees stretch several feet apart.
- Chicago transit officials say manspreading is part of a larger constellation of etiquette issues that irk riders.
- Bloggers have resorted to public shaming, posting photos of manspreading offenders caught in the act of indiscreet sitting.
Origin
Early 21st century: from man and spreading (see spread).
Definition of manspreading in US English:
manspreading
nounˈmanˌsprediNGˈmænˌsprɛdɪŋ
informal The practice whereby a man, especially one traveling on public transportation, adopts a sitting position with his legs wide apart, in such a way as to encroach on an adjacent seat or seats.
a campaign to discourage manspreading or using an adjacent seat as a footrest
Example sentencesExamples
- The movement against manspreading is going global, with Chicago, London and Toronto each thinking about taking on the spread.
- Perhaps manspreading is a realistic concern for regular commuters during rush hours.
- If the manspreading campaign has taught us anything, it's that men can take up a lot of space.
- We can't offer empirical measures of how common manspreading is on Chicago's trains and buses.
- Several blogs regularly highlight instances of manspreading where knees stretch several feet apart.
- Chicago transit officials say manspreading is part of a larger constellation of etiquette issues that irk riders.
- Bloggers have resorted to public shaming, posting photos of manspreading offenders caught in the act of indiscreet sitting.
- Am tired of seeing signs on ski lift towers saying "No manspreading on the chairlift".
- The new ads - aimed at curbing rude behavior like manspreading - are set to go up in the subways next month.
- "I don't know of any complaints that have come through customer service about manspreading," she said.
Origin
Early 21st century: from man and spreading (see spread).