hissy
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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
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