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10-10-2022, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

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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