Hissy fit
Posted by Bruce Kahl on July 04, 2005
In Reply to: Hissy fit posted by Rivets on July 04, 2005
: ok, here's one thats not listed. I often hear my g/f refer to someone having a 'hissy fit' any ideas people?
A fit is a sudden burst of activity.
Perhaps hissy is an alteration of hysterical.
Put the two together and you have an hysterical burst of activity aka hissy fit.