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Noun: hissy fit
Usage: informal
  1. A display of bad temper
    "he had a hissy fit";
    - fit, tantrum, scene, conniption [N. Amer, informal], meltdown [informal]

Derived forms: hissy fits

Type of: bad temper, ill temper

Encyclopedia: Hissy fit