Definition of "hissy fit" []

• Chiefly Southern and South Midland U.S. See tantrum. (noun)

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• "In 1986, upset over not being named to the All-Star team, Boyd threw an obscenity-laden hissy fit that made Red Sox officials recommend that he see a psychiatrist."
• "Leave it to a minidrag to throw a hissy fit that was literal as well as metaphorical, he thought as he joyfully extended his bounding stride."