I have seen it used quite a bit in this sort of loose way. Not specifically advice instead of sympathy, but other general kinds of unwelcome or inappropriate advice thought typical of men. I think the horse might have bolted on the original precise meaning.
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Date: 2012-05-17 07:37 am (UTC)<* avoids temptation to illustrate by 'mansplaining' with a patronizing comment about how actually words can sometimes change their meanings through usage evolution ;-) *>