hissy fit en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio Wisconsin
Etymology
Clipping of histrionics.
Meanings
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(informal) A childish display of anger or frustration; an overly dramatic tantrum.
Viewers were aghast. . . . As co-host Regis Philbin flinched, Gifford launched into a teary, it's-not-my-fault, TV hissy fit: "You can say I'm ugly, you can say I'm not talented, but when you say I don't care about children, how dare you!"
1996 May 13, David E. Thigpen, “If You Could Hear Her Now”, in Time:One of the supposedly great hopes for the future of the party hasn’t even got the guts to admit that they threw a conference hissy fit
2024 October 5, Camilla Tominey, “I’m still waiting to hear the reason why I was dumped by the Conservatives”, in The Telegraph:As for me, I don't care anymore if my kid has a hissy fit in the junior department.
1993 July 26, Joy Overbeck, “Sex, Kids and the Slut Look”, in Newsweek, page 8:
Forms
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| hissy fits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
meltdown · catfit · headfit · wobbly · snit fit · wobbler · shit fit · paddy · snit fit · hissy fit · melty · wobbler · dummy spit · outburst · conniption · hissy · tantrum · tantrum · conniption fit · shit fit