Meaning & use
manspreading
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The practice of a man sitting with his legs spread wide apart in a way that takes up more than his fair share of space, especially on public transportation.
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A viral photo campaign called out manspreading on the city's crowded subway.
The transit authority ran ads discouraging manspreading during rush hour.
A note on using this word
Manspreading entered mainstream dictionaries in the 2010s after becoming a widely discussed social media term about public etiquette.
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