hissy fit

hissy fit
hissˈy fit noun (informal, orig US)
1. A tantrum
2. A display of petulance
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Main Entry:hiss

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hissy fit UK [ˈhɪsi ˌfɪt] US noun [countable] [singular hissy fit plural hissy fits] informal
an occasion when someone suddenly behaves in a very angry and unreasonable way
Thesaurus: anger and annoyancesynonym sudden instances of a particular emotionsynonym

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/ˈhısi-/ noun, pl ⋯ fits [count]
informal : an uncontrolled expression of strong emotion :fit

She threw/had a hissy fit [=she became very angry and upset] when I told her she couldn't go.

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ˈhissy fit 7 noun countable, usually singular (informal)
a state of being bad-tempered and unreasonable
Syn: tantrum

She

threw a hissy fit

because her dressing room wasn't painted blue.

 
Word Origin:
[hissy fit] 1930s (as hissy): perhaps from hysterics via Latin from Greek husterikos ‘of the womb’, from hustera ‘womb’ (hysteria was thought to be specific to women and associated with the womb).

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