hissy fit

an outburst or display of excited anger the demanding diva had a major hissy fit when she had to wait for her trailer to be ready Synonyms blowup, explosion, fireworks, fit, hissy [chiefly Southern & southern Midland], tantrum, huff, sceneRelated 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