hissy
Americannoun
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hissies
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of hissy
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
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
He simply left after an angry response, but considering how much he had struggled in playoff games, folks assumed he was throwing a hissy fit.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2025
Alejandro Garnacho appeared to have a bit of a hissy fit after being hooked before half-time, so it will be interesting to see how Ruben Amorim deals with that.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2025
All the worst people are throwing total hissy fits about this.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2024
I failed to see the hissy S as a solution to the problem and continued to talk normally, at least at home, where my lazy tongue fell upon equally lazy ears.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
They sha' na flout and fleer, the feckless queans, the hissies wha'll threep to stan' i' your auld shoon ae day!
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 63, January, 1863 by Various
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