0 the act of a man sitting, especially on public transport, with his legs spread wide apart, in a way that means that the people next to him have less space:
It is the bane of many female subway riders, a practice with a name almost as off-putting as the act itself: manspreading.
It’s no secret that manspreading is a hot topic of late, especially when it comes to feminist discourse.
Two men were allegedly arrested for manspreading, sitting with knees wide open, thus occupying two seats.
Manspreading is real! A new study has found that men stretch out their legs while seated on the subway five times more often than do female passengers.
