HISSY

Etymology

Adjective

hissy (comparative hissier, superlative hissiest)

Accompanied with hisses.

Making a hissing sound.

Childish or petulant.

Synonyms

• (making a hissing sound): hissing, sibilant; see also sibilant

• (childish): infantile, milky; see also childish

• (petulant): bad-tempered, huffy, irritable; see also irritable

Noun

hissy (plural hissies)

(US) A tantrum, a fit.

Synonyms

• See tantrum

Source: Wiktionary



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