hissy fit

Definition

A childish display of anger or frustration; an overly dramatic tantrum.

Etymology

Clipping of histrionics.

Example Sentences

• "As for me, I don't care anymore if my kid has a hissy fit in the junior department."
• "Viewers were aghast. . . . As co-host Regis Philbin flinched, Gifford launched into a teary, it's-not-my-fault, TV hissy fit: "You can say I'm ugly, you can say I'm not talented, but when you say I don't care about children, how dare you!""
• "One of the supposedly great hopes for the future of the party hasn’t even got the guts to admit that they threw a conference hissy fit"