manspreading



manspreading

slang Of a man, sitting with one's legs wide apart, often encroaching on others' personal space. Thanks to the dude manspreading next to me, I had hardly any room to myself on the subway.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yvo-German, Dutch
Pasha-Russian
Romainro-MENFrench
Aleciaə-LIS-yə, ə-LIS-ee-ə, ə-LISH-ə, ə-LEE-shəEnglish
Martijn-Dutch
RamseyRAM-zeeEnglish