hissy

Examples

• All

• Every time someone disagrees with him, he reacts in a hissy manner that makes everyone uncomfortable.

• - He had a hissy fit and took off.

  Jersey Shore Massacre (2014)

• I am not having a hissy fit, okay?

  Twisted (2004)

• You done with your hissy fit?

  The Debt Collector (2018)

• And you launch a major hissy fit if we even try and touch it.

  Judas Ghost (2013)

• My mama would have a hissy fit!

  Fiction book (1995)

• - I'm sure he'll throw a hissy fit.

  Night of the Living Deb (2015)

• Yeah, he came by here the other day and threw a hissy fit.

  Watercolor Postcards (2013)

• Mom's having a hissy fit.

  Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014)

• Well, don't have a hissy fit, Nancy!

  Mr. Woodcock (2007)

Synonyms

C

cranky

vshissy

117 4.2

Easily annoyed and upset when tired or hungry

is more about petulant, childish overreaction than general short temper

P

pissy

vshissy

• Offensive

18 9.6

Quick to become annoyed and show a bad mood

is more about a childish, exaggerated temper than simple irritability

H

huffy

vshissy

5 5.9

Quick to feel annoyed or offended by small remarks

is more extreme and childish in how it overreacts to slights

B

butthurt

vshissy

• Offensive

3 9.9

Easily upset or offended by small things

is more childish and overreacts with a petulant temper

W

whiney

vshissy

• Offensive

3 4.8

Acting childish and complaining a lot in an annoying way

is more about loud, petulant overreaction rather than mere complaining

B

bad-tempered

vshissy

3 3.5

Quick to get angry or annoyed

is more specific to childish, petty overreactions than a steady temper

S

snappish

vshissy

2 7.2

Speaking in a short, angry way because you are annoyed

is more about childishness and exaggerated emotional reactions rather than tone only

S

stroppy

vshissy

• UK

1 9.8

Easily annoyed and likely to argue or be unhelpful

is less about argument and more about childish overreaction

S

snorty

vshissy

• UK

1 9.7

Feeling annoyed and in a bad mood

is more exaggerated and petulant, often sounding childish

H

huffish

vshissy

9.9

Being bad-tempered and easily offended

is more petulant and shows a louder, childish overreaction

G

growly

vshissy

• Informal

7.1

Showing irritation and wanting to be left alone

is more childish and overacts emotionally rather than staying sullen

M

mardy

vshissy

• UK

9.9

Being bad-tempered and quiet because of disappointment

is more petulant and tends to exaggerate emotional responses

F

fumy

vshissy

• Archaic

9.3

Showing quiet anger and annoyance by being silent

is more about petulant, childish overreaction than quiet resentment

Antonyms

C

calm

735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

U

unemotional

11 4.4

Not showing strong feelings

How Irritable

hissy

• Informal

12 8.3

petulant

19 8.2

touchy

33 4.9

irritable

32 3.7

sensitive

1 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology