Citations:mantrum

Noun: "(slang) an emotional outburst by an adult man"

 * 2008, Kresley Cole, Dark Needs at Night's Edge, Pocket Books (2008), ISBN 9781416565567, page 219:
 * "My hubby's there with his kinsmen. He loathes girls' night out—throws a mantrum every week. So I suppose I could go relieve his misery."
 * 2010, Lillian Glass, Toxic Men: 10 Ways to Identify, Deal with, and Heal from the Men Who Make Your Life Miserable, Adams Media (2010), ISBN 9781440509131, page 192:
 * Sometimes mirroring the bully's behavior puts a stop to things. It certainly is worth a try. In the middle of one of his “mantrums,” mirror him back and watch what happens.
 * 2011, C. B. Cole, Winter, Deer Hawk Publishing (2011), ISBN 9780978560898, page 105:
 * His jealousy of Bren led to more than one "mantrum" in the past and her associations with Bren were infinitely more defensible than this one would be.
 * 2013, Kelda, Men Under a Microscope, AuthorHouse (2013), ISBN 9781491815717, page 55:
 * “Various reasons” would be my answer, but a mantrum is mainly used to take the spotlight off the real nature of any situation that a man is afraid to confront.
 * 2014, Danube Adele, Quicksilver Dreams, Carina Press (2014), ISBN 9781426897856, unnumbered page:
 * Before me, the turnover rate on his assistant's desk was about three months due to his daily mantrums.
 * 2014, Rachel Hamilton, The Case of the Exploding Loo, Simon & Schuster UK (2014), ISBN 9781471121326, unnumbered page:
 * He yanks open drawers and cupboards and throws a mantrum in the hallway about some missing Hugo Box cufflinks he'd had his eye on.
 * 2014, Christina Lauren, Dirty Rowdy Thing, Gallery Books (2014), ISBN 9781476777962, page 254:
 * "Can someone please explain the male brain to me? First he was mad about Mom, then I was about to give him the head of his lifetime, and then I'm trying to save his business, and then he goes and throws a huge mantrum."
 * 2015, Sarah Hegger, Nobody's Fool, Zebra Books (2015), ISBN 9781420137415, page 222:
 * Holly. Brave, fierce, and loyal Holly, fighting to hold it all together like a one-man army. And here he was, having a mantrum.
 * 2015, Kate Meader, Even the Score, Entangled Publishing (2015), ISBN 9781633753334, unnumbered page:
 * That put a hitch in his mantrum and turned those midnight blues to compassionate pools.
 * 2015, Micah Persell, Of Alliance and Rebellion, Crimson Romance (2015), ISBN 9781440588884, unnumbered page:
 * He heard a snort and spun around again to find that his little mantrum had taken place right where the hallway met the mainroom.