hissy



hissy (fit)

Rur. a tantrum. (Often with throw. Probably refers to an angry, hissing cat.) Jane practically has a hissy fit every time she gets a run in her nylons. The boss is really mad today. It's just one hissy fit after another.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Shraga-Jewish
JerzyYE-zhiPolish
Anastazie-Czech
Theutrich-Ancient Germanic
Mathildema-TEELD (French), mah:-TIL-də (Dutch)French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish
Mcgrath[mə'gra:]