a hissy fit
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a hissy fit
An outburst of rage, frustration, or ill temper. My mom's going to have a hissy fit when she sees what happened to the car! I was so embarrassed when Danny started having a hissy fit in the grocery store. She's always so quick to mock you when you make a mistake, but she throws a total hissy fit when you call her out on something she's done wrong.
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