Crossword clues for hissy
hissy
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
hissy
1905, from hiss + -y (2). Hissy fit is attested by 1983.
Wiktionary
hissy
a. 1 Accompanied with hisses 2 Making a hissing sound 3 Childish or petulant (compare hissy fit) n. (context US English) A tantrum, a fit
Wikipedia
Hissy
- redirect Tantrum
Usage examples of "hissy".
Just consider how well things had gone yesterday morning when Henry Patterson threw his control-freak hissy fit, ha-ha.
I kep a broom propped in the hall with the dustpan poked onto the end of the handle ever since she had her first hissy over the dust bunnies.