dummy spit

noun

Etymology

From when babies have tantrums, and spit out any dummy that they may be sucking.

Definitions

  1. The act of overreacting (as an adult) to a situation childishly, in an angry or…

    The act of overreacting (as an adult) to a situation childishly, in an angry or frustrated manner.

    • Did you hear about John's dummy spit over the management changeover?

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for dummy spit. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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