HISSY

Meaning of HISSY in English

Pronunciation: ' hi-s ē

Function: noun

Etymology: perhaps by shortening & alteration from hysterical

Date: circa 1934

chiefly Southern & southern Midland : TANTRUM

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HISSY — noun Etymology: perhaps by shortening & alteration from hysterical Date: circa 1934 tantrum
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HISSY — ˈhisē noun ( -es ) Etymology: origin unknown Southwest : a fit of temper : tantrum
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HISSY — /his"ee/ , n. , pl. hissies . Slang. a fit of anger; temper tantrum. Also called hissy fit . [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HISSY — noun Etymology: perhaps by shortening & alteration from hysterical Date: circa 1934 chiefly Southern & southern Midland : tantrum
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HISSY — [hissy] n [perh. by shortening & alter. fr. hysterical] (ca. 1934) chiefly Southern & southern Midland: tantrum--called also hissy fit
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HISSY FIT — noun Date: circa 1970 tantrum
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HISSY FIT — Date: circa 1970 : tantrum
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HISSY FIT — ■ noun N. Amer. informal an angry outburst; a temper tantrum. Origin 1930s (as hissy) : perh. from hysterics (see …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HISSY FIT — hissy fit BrE AmE ˈhɪs i fɪt ▷ hissy fit|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HISSY FIT — noun [ C , usually sing. ] ( informal ) a state of being bad-tempered and unreasonable SYN tantrum : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HISSY FIT — ˈhissy ˌfit BrE AmE noun [countable] informal a sudden moment of unreasonable anger and annoyance SYN tantrum throw/have a hissy …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HISSY FIT — A tantrum. E.g."She had a hissy fit when I told her I'd spent all my wages on lap dancers."
Slang English vocab
HISSY FIT — вспышка гнева, приступ раздражения
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HISSY FIT — вспышка гнева, приступ раздражения
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
FIT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a built-in/fitted cupboard British English (= ones that are there permanently and cannot be …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TEMPER — n. 25B6; noun he walked out in a temper : (FIT OF) RAGE, fury, fit of pique, tantrum, (bad) mood, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TANTRUM — n. 25B6; noun FIT OF TEMPER, fit of rage, fit, outburst, pet, paroxysm, frenzy, (bad) mood, huff, scene; informal paddy, …
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PADDY — n. 25B6; noun (Brit. informal) RAGE, (bad) temper, (bad) mood, pet, fit of pique, tantrum; informal grump, stress; Brit. informal …
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ILL TEMPER — 25B6; noun BAD MOOD, irritation, vexation, exasperation, indignation, huff, moodiness, pet, pique; anger, crossness, bad temper; irritability, irascibility, peevishness, tetchiness, …
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Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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