a hissy
a hissy
An outburst of rage, frustration, or ill temper. My mom's going to have a hissy when she sees what happened to the car! I was so embarrassed when Danny started having a hissy in the grocery store.
See also: hissy
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
hissy (fit)
Rur. a tantrum. (Often with throw. Probably refers to an angry, hissing cat.) Jane practically has a hissy fit every time she gets a run in her nylons. The boss is really mad today. It's just one hissy fit after another.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- hissy
- a hissy fit
- conniption
- conniption fit
- throw a hissy
- throw a hissy fit
- have a fit
- have/throw a fit
- take a fit
- pitch a fit