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hissy fits

hissy fits is the plural of hissy fit.

Meaning of hissy fit

Noun

hissy fit (plural hissy fits)

  1. (informal) A childish display of anger or frustration; an overly dramatic tantrum.
    • As for me, I don't care anymore if my kid has a hissy fit in the junior department.1993 July 26, Joy Overbeck, “Sex, Kids and the Slut Look”, in Newsweek, page 8

Questions about hissy fits

What is hissy fits the plural of?
Hissy fits is the plural of hissy fit.

Words near hissy fits in the dictionary

  1. Hissong
  2. Hissongs
  3. Hissrich
  4. hissy
  5. hissy fit
  6. hissy fits
  7. hissy-fit
  8. hissy-fits
  9. hissyfit
  10. hissyfits
  11. hist

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