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testrionics

testrionics noun: histrionic displays, especially of machismo or male chauvinism.

Noun

testrionics pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) histrionic displays, especially of machismo or male chauvinism
    • I'd suggest that any "testrionics" are more about men who fear homosexuailty than about feminists who do not seem to fear such.2004 March 16, Hyerdahl1, “Re: Are boys disadvantaged by having women teachers?”, in soc.men (Usenet), message-ID <20040316103242.19482.00001656@mb-m16.aol.com>
    • The cop is a nice, fair guy, and he loves and respects his attorney wife - no macho testrionics there.2006 April 15, P. Feeney, “Disturbingly close to home”, in Amazon.com

Origin of testrionics

From testes, masculinizing histrionics as though it were derived from Ancient Greek ὑστερικός (husterikós, “suffering in the uterus”) (like hysterical into testerical), though it actually derives from histriōnicus (“pertaining to acting”).

Questions about testrionics

What does testrionics mean?
Testrionics means histrionic displays, especially of machismo or male chauvinism.
What part of speech is testrionics?
Testrionics is a noun.

Words near testrionics in the dictionary

  1. testotoxicosis
  2. testoun
  3. testouns
  4. testpiece
  5. testpieces
  6. testrionics
  7. testrun
  8. testruns
  9. tests
  10. tests of time
  11. tests out

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