conniption
Often conniptions. Informal. a fit of hysterical excitement or anger.
Origin of conniption
1- Also called conniption fit .
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How to use conniption in a sentence
So dont have a conniption fit right off, because Ive thought it all out and I know just exactly what I can do.
Three Little Women | Gabrielle E. JacksonAnd the way he kicks and snorts is enough to frighten any kind of game into a conniption fit.
The Trail Boys on the Plains | Jay Winthrop AllenJim Barlow would have a conniption fit if he ever knew what Aurora Blank had said.
Dorothy's Triumph | Evelyn RaymondOther men have been in love beforeor thought they wasand it aint given em a conniption fit.
Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch | Alice B. EmersonNothing looks so bad as a conniption fit when it doesn't match the complexion, and generally it delays the game.
You Should Worry Says John Henry | George V. Hobart
British Dictionary definitions for conniption
/ (kəˈnɪpʃən) /
(often plural) US and Canadian slang a fit of rage or tantrums
Origin of conniption
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with conniption
see have a fit (conniption).
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