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definition:

when a woman attempts to tell a man how his brain works and what the motivations behind his various thoughts, words and actions are; in spite of the fact that her interpretations are based in her own hyper-sensitive paranoia; whilst his explanation is based on the fact that he knows what he meant better than she does.

common traits in observation:

most commonly observed after a woman accuses a man of misogyny for a typically irrational reason.

the womansplainer well never admit to a man that she is actively choosing the interpretation that most demonises him; no matter how contrived that interpretation may be. she may however, concede to a more intelligent and reasonable woman that she ‘misunderstood’ him; so as to risk further losing face, whilst denying personal accountability. however, the more juvenile womansplainer will pout and angrily declare that the more rational woman is ‘a traitor to women everywhere!’ for pointing out her stupidity and prejudice
example:

guy 1: g-d, that girl’s stupid! doesn’t she know barbie isn’t a good choice of role model!

girl: typical man! can’t handle the threat of an iconic, confident female character! you have to demean it! can’t let young girls have self-confidence, can we!?

guy 1:….barbie dolls have unrealistic body proportions and encourage materialism and superficiality.

girl: yeah but…you just can’t handle confident, happy women, can you!? misogynist!

guy 1: what!?.. how do you even!?…

guy 2: ignore her dude, she’s a womansplainer.

guy 1:ohhhhhhh…-ignores-
(pr-nounced: woo m-uhn- spleyn)

-verb (used with or without object)

to give an explanation for the motivation behind a certain action or statement that has nothing to do with the current situation but rather is related to something else that has happened very long ago in the past
guy: “why are you getting so angry? so i forgot to take out the trash today. big deal!”

girl: “the reason i’m so angry is because you always do stuff like this! like the time we went to dinner and we ran into your ex-girlfriend, but you didn’t introduce me! i felt so embarr-ssed and awkward but you didn’t even care!”

guy: “what??? what does that have to do with anything? besides, that happened a year ago!”

girl: “omg, you are sooo frustrating! i shouldn’t have to explain everything to you! you just don’t get it!”

guy: “wow…”

guy’s friend later at a bar after hearing the story: “dude, you just got womansplained.”

guy: “yep.”
(pr-nounced: woo m-uhn- spleyn)

-verb (used with or without object)

to give an explanation for the motivation behind a certain action or statement that has nothing to do with the current situation but rather is related to something else that has happened very long ago in the past
guy: “why are you getting so angry? so i forgot to take out the trash today. big deal!”

girl: “the reason i’m so angry is because you always do stuff like this! like the time we went to dinner and we ran into your ex-girlfriend, but you didn’t introduce me! i felt so embarr-ssed and awkward but you didn’t even care!”

guy: “what??? what does that have to do with anything? besides, that happened a year ago!”

girl: “omg, you are sooo frustrating! i shouldn’t have to explain everything to you! you just don’t get it!”

guy: “wow…”

guy’s friend later at a bar after hearing the story: “dude, you just got womansplained.”

guy: “yep.”
to p-ssive-aggressively suggest a motivation behind a certain action or statement that has next to nothing to do with the current situation or with reality generally, but which instead is related to another event or statement that took place days, if not weeks or years earlier.
while eating a meal cooked for me by my girlfriend, i asked why she seemed so bitter. she womansplained that she was upset with me for having refused her mother’s offer for seconds on her caserole, 2 years earlier.