Hissy Fit
Most people are familiar with the term “hissy fit”, which describes a proper and explosive tantrum. Southerners are infamous for their passionate tempers, but all children are often difficult to wrangle, even at the best of times. You might think that hissy fit refers to a hissing cat, but it is actually taken from the word “hysterics”, which means a wild state of emotional upset. So, most people that become hysterical in the South will be described as having “thrown a hissy fit”.
Hissy Fit
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