hissy
adj/ˈhɪsi/
Etymology
Definitions
Accompanied with hisses.
Making a hissing sound.
Childish or petulant.
- Viewers were aghast. . . . As co-host Regis Philbin flinched, Gifford launched into a teary, it's-not-my-fault, TV hissy fit: "You can say I'm ugly, you can say I'm not talented, but when you say I don't care about children, how dare you!"
- Midwestern-bred and still wholesome despite his exposure to New York’s hissiest, Sam remains the play’s anchor.
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A tantrum, a fit.
- get into a hissy
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for hissy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA