This is a change from what i normally read and im actually starting to like what you would call chick lit books. The fit determines the parts greater or lesser freedom of relative movement and their resistance to being displaced by each other. A tantrum, temper tantrum, or hissy fit is an emotional outburst, usually associated with those in emotional distress, that is typically characterized by stubbornness, crying, screaming, violence, defiance, angry ranting, a resistance to attempts at pacification, and, in some cases, hitting, and other physically violent behavior. Their earliest citation was from an 1859 book by the english. This slang page is designed to explain what the meaning of hissy is. Synonyms for fit at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. The oed included hissy fit in their entry for hissy, writing hissy fit n. Lots of laughs interspersed with an interesting mystery made this for a fast and entertaining read. Alternatively, it might come from the actions of an angry person who yells and hisses while throwing a fit. A list of slang words and phrases, idioms, jargon, acronyms, and abbreviations. Maupin tales of city 5 when i told my mom i was moving to san francisco, she had an absolute hissyfit.
See definition in dictionary informal sudden angry and unreasonable behaviour. Hissy fit definition and meaning collins english dictionary. A hissy fit is not justified just to get someone to listen to you. Hissy fit mary kay andrews paperback harpercollins publishers. More recently, it has gained currency elsewhere, primarily due to its use in the media when describing the antics of various highprofile celebrity divas. Hissy fit definition of hissy fit by merriamwebster. I have another mary kay andrews book i bought at a discount and i guess since i paid for it i will read it. Hissy fit was a fun book with a bit of a mystery entwined.
Hissy definition and meaning collins english dictionary. A vocabulary list featuring wish by barbara oconnor, chapters 1017. Change your default dictionary to american english. Definition of throw a fit in the idioms dictionary. Editions of hissy fit by mary kay andrews goodreads. This is the british english definition of hissy fit. Hissy fit was little used outside of the usa until the late 20th century. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Hissy fit meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Definition and synonyms of fit from the online english dictionary from macmillan education. Definition of unmitigated gall in the idioms dictionary. Keeley picks her life back up with a lot of good honest hard work and some help from her gay best friend.
He threw a hissy or he had a hissy means that a person in question was very disturbed. We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website, including to provide targeted advertising and track usage. Thought to originate from contraction of hysterical fit. As cohost regis philbin flinched, gifford launched into a teary, itsnotmyfault, tv hissy fit. She threw a hissy fit when she found out the last pair of shoes had been sold. You can say im ugly, you can say im not talented, but when you. An extraordinarily annoying term used to describe a temper tantrum. Hissy fit definition in the cambridge english dictionary. Hissy fit definition of hissy fit by the free dictionary. This expression originated in the early 1900s and, at first, was simply hissy. The oed has hysteric as meaning both relating to the womb and hysterical. Tweety, my late calico cat, constantly hissed at the other cats in the house.
Hissy fit dictionary definition hissy fit defined yourdictionary. Lets just hope the filthy language is not there and the editing and proofreading have been done. Information and translations of hissyfit in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Definition and synonyms of hissy fit from the online english dictionary from macmillan education. Another similar expression is temper tantrum origin of hissy fit. A sudden outburst of temper, often used to describe female anger at something trivial. In this book keeley the main character is an interior designer, who discovers her fiance deep into her bestfriend in a cupboard at the rehearsal dinner. Hissy fit this is another book that i normally wouldnt have read except for it being the book club read for august for my monthly book club and im happy that i did read it. Every day, charlie reese wishes that her fractured family will reunite but when she is sent to live with her aunt and uncle, she must reconsider what she really wants and needs. See einar haugens norwegian english dictionary under hissig the g at the end of. Information and translations of hissy fit in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Photo courtesy of everett collection we dont know too much about why people started saying hissy fit and especially why we southerners say someone pitched it, but we sure do know what it means. Synonyms for hissy fit at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. Fit verb definition and synonyms macmillan dictionary.