noun, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The histrionic behaviour of a woman. humorous, informal, plural, plural-only

Etymology

Wordplay: blend of her + histrionics, as though the first syllable in histrionics were his, the male determiner. Compare herstory.

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