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Definition of "hissy" []

  • Characterized by or making a hissing sound: badly recorded music that sounded hissy when played back. (adjective)
  • Chiefly Southern and South Midland U.S. See tantrum. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hissy" in a sentence
  • "COSTELLO: He suggests Obama allow Clinton to go negative, something he says she's done a pretty good job of, thanks to what he calls hissy fits."
  • "If Conan's signing off speech is what you call a hissy fit then I don't want to be around your temper tantrums."
  • "I love how he focused on the word hissy fits and ignored everything else. valdivia:"