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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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