hissy fit
Example Sentences
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Over the course of a 60-month auto loan, those seconds would add up to a day-long hissy fit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
It’s one thing to have a hissy fit over what someone said on television, and to initiate boycotts and consumer complaints so their employers will fire them.
From Salon • Sep. 21, 2025
Former Chancellor George Osborne, who chairs the British Museum, where the Marbles are currently housed, described Mr Sunak's actions as a "hissy fit".
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2023
But what am I going to do, have a hissy fit and not give them the work?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2021
My stomach is in a hissy fit of nerves.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
