English

Proper noun

male answer syndrome ‎(uncountable)

1. (sometimes capitalized, derogatory) A male compulsion to answer questions regardless of whether one knows the answer.
   • 2002 June 27, Kendall, Lori, Hanging Out in the Virtual Pub: Masculinities and Relationships Online, University of California Press, ISBN 9780520230385, OL 7711254M, page 76:

     Like most statements on BlueSky that call attention to norms of masculinity, accusations of male answer syndrome tend to be offered and taken in good humor.

   • 2011 October 25, Young, Valerie, The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It, New York: Crown Business, ISBN 9780307452733, OL 25220291M, page 201:

     Psychologists at Southwestern University sought to determine whether such a thing as male answer syndrome actually exists.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:male answer syndrome.

See also

• mansplain