An overwhelming and practical response from the fans to events in a TV series, book, film, etc.
The first nine hysterical women were Torchwood fans, who sent coffee and letters to the BBC protesting against the death of Ianto Jones. Over 900 people registered on one LiveJournal community alone.
Russell T Davies: "The 'controversy' over Ianto's death is just nine hysterical women."
Or:
If (character) dies this series, they'll have nine hysterical women on their hands.
I suppressed the thought of being pregnant while getting throughfinal exams followed by a trip to the pharmacy. As soon as I saw the result of my pregnancy test I broke out into hysterical laughter.
Hysterical Mexican Syndrome (HMS) A member of the Hispanic community whom over reacts to any situation, emergent or non emergent, which results in hyperventilation, crying, yelling, faking unresponsiveness, and abuse of the 911 system.
Maria called 911 because her baby threw up. Maria was treated for hyperventilation s/p Hysterical Mexican Syndrome, the kid was given a Tylenol.