hissy
hissy
noun \ˈhi-sē\Definition of HISSY
chiefly Southern & southern Midland
: tantrum
Examples of HISSY
- <she throws a royal hissy whenever her food is late>
Origin of HISSY
perhaps by shortening & alteration from hysterical
First Known Use: circa 1934
Related to HISSY
Related Words: eruption, flare-up, outburst, storm, uproar; agitation, delirium, distraction, frenzy, furor, furore, fury, hysteria, rage, rampage; convulsion(s), paroxysm, seizure, spasm, upheaval; angriness, choler, indignation, irateness, ire, lividity, lividness, spleen, wrath, wrathfulness; reaction, rise; dander, temper; grouch, hump [British], pet, pouts, snit, sulk(s), sulkiness, sullenness
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