English

Noun

hissy fit ‎(plural hissy fits)

1. A childish display of anger or frustration; an overly dramatic tantrum.
   • 1996, David E. Thigpen, "If You Could Hear Her Now," Time, 13 May:

     Viewers were aghast. . . . As co-host Regis Philbin flinched, Gifford launched into a teary, it's-not-my-fault, TV hissy fit: "You can say I'm ugly, you can say I'm not talented, but when you say I don't care about children, how dare you!"

Synonyms

• **** fit, snit fit, tantrum, wobbler (UK)