hissy fit
noun /ˈhɪsi fɪt/
/ˈhɪsi fɪt/
[countable, usually singular] (informal)- a sudden short period of angry behaviour for no good reason synonym tantrum
- She threw a hissy fit because her dressing room wasn't painted blue.
Word Origin1930s (as hissy): perhaps from hysterics via Latin from Greek husterikos ‘of the womb’, from hustera ‘womb’ (hysteria was thought to be specific to women and associated with the womb).