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hissy fit

noun

: an uncontrolled expression of strong emotion

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First Known Use of HISSY FIT

circa 1970

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Synonyms: blowup, explosion, fireworks, fit, hissy [chiefly Southern & southern Midland], tantrum, huff, scene

Rhymes with HISSY FIT

babysit, benefit, borrow pit, cable-knit, candlelit, come off it, counterfeit, cuckoo spit, double knit, get with it, holy writ, hypocrite, infield hit, intermit, intromit, manumit, megahit, mother wit, out of it, put to it, recommit, retrofit, step on it

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