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Meanings of hissy fit in English

A sudden outburst of temper, often used to describe female anger at something trivial.

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Examples for "hysterical fit"
Examples for "hysterical fit"
1
At this Willy burst out into an hysterical fit of crying and sobbing.
Bits about Home Matters
2
This unnatural gaiety ended, I fancy, in an hysterical fit.
For the Term of His Natural Life
3
The Duchess went into a helpless, half- hysterical fit of laughter.
Lady Rose's Daughter
4
In the midst of her anguish, Hortense heard, and the hysterical fit came on again.
Poor Relations
5
A hysterical fit of sobbing was the only reply.
Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People
Usage of hissy fit in English
1
Because I heard you had a hissy fit on the way here.
The Secret Crown (2010)
2
Or has the Ticketmaster computer had a bit of a hissy fit?
The Irish Times
3
Katya will have a hissy fit about me washing out my hair.
Real life & liars
4
She probably would have interrupted the broadcast to throw a hissy fit.
Unraveled
5
Yeah, well, God was having a hissy fit, probably in hysterics right now.
Warlord: an alex hawke novel
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I'm mid hissy fit and don't know how to get out of it.
The Irish Times
7
Throw a hissy fit, see if that made her more memorable next time.
Exit strategy
8
Having a hissy fit occasionally can be good for you.
Silent killer
9
He blames the hunky hunky firefighter who promptly throws a hissy fit and cries.
News.com.au
10
Because your daughter reacted in a rational manner and didn't throw a hissy fit?
Don't cry
11
When the police finally got here, they were going to have a forensics hissy fit.
Rebel island
12
Lindsey Graham's reptilian hissy fit was quite something.
The Guardian
13
I can't have just a little hissy fit.
The next to die
14
In a moment our tongues will meet like lovers' tongues, as the river throws a hissy fit.
The Irish Times
15
And the sun, which is subject to 11-year cyclical activity patterns, is currently throwing a hissy fit.
Wired
16
When he had told her that she was too young to date, she'd thrown a hissy fit.
Don't cry