Meanings
- pluralplural onlyhistrionic displays, especially of machismo or male chauvinism
They can't help their testronics.
2008 April 2, Heidi Graw, “Re: The (H)Risen Christ”, in sci.lang (Usenet), message-ID <GpNIj.15137$pb5.7571@edtnps89>2 more examples
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
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”).
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testrionics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/testrionics
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