hissie-fit

hissie-fit
n
a bout of hysterical anger, agitation, despair, etc. The term is used particularly by women and gay males and is obvi-ously derived from the standard term hysterical. Fanny-fit is a similar phrase recorded in British speech from the 1990s.
► 'Julian's having a hissie-fit.' (Concierge, US film, 1993)

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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  • hissie — n a bout of hysterical anger, agitation, despair, etc. The term is used particularly by women and gay males and is obvi ously derived from the standard term hysterical. Fanny fit is a similar phrase recorded in British speech from the 1990s. ►… …   Contemporary slang

  • chuck a hissie — vb British to become enraged, lose control. Heard since 2000, the phrase derives from the earlier hissie( fit) …   Contemporary slang

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