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单词 manspreading
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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).

 
 
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