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Old 10-10-2022, 06:20 PM #15
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Originally Posted by Mystic Mock View Post
3. Microaggression (again just say passive aggressive)
By a similar token, people who unironically say "mansplain" just make themselves sound like idiots. Use the proper word: patronise.
Patronize comes from Latin patronus "protector, master," related to pater "father."
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionar...s%20apprentice.
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