spit the dummy

verb

Etymology

Referring to a baby having a tantrum and spitting out its dummy.

Definitions

  1. To overreact (as an adult) to a situation, in an angry and childish manner.

    • He'll really spit the dummy when he hears that he's not going on that trip.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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