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canary fit

canary fit noun: a highly emotional state of distress, anger, etc.

Noun

canary fit (plural canary fits)

  1. (dated, idiomatic) A highly emotional state of distress, anger, etc.
    • The thousand odd officers and men on parade nearly threw a canary fit.1932, William Guy Carr, Hell's Angels of the Deep, page 136
    • When put out, she would declare that she'd been thrown 'into a canary fit'.1970, Gervas Huxley, Both Hands, page 25

Forms of canary fit

pluralcanary fits

Questions about canary fit

What does canary fit mean?
Canary fit means a highly emotional state of distress, anger, etc.
What part of speech is canary fit?
Canary fit is a noun.
What is the plural of canary fit?
The plural of canary fit is canary fits.

Words near canary fit in the dictionary

  1. canary bird
  2. canary birds
  3. Canary broom
  4. canary creeper
  5. canary creepers
  6. canary fit
  7. canary fits
  8. canary girl
  9. canary girls
  10. canary grass
  11. canary grasses

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