Conniption fit
Posted by Israel izzy Cohen on July 29, 2005
In Reply to: Conniption fit posted by R. Berg on July 08, 2005
What is the meaning and origin of conniption fit?
The meaning seems to have been well described, but no one mentioned the origin.
I suspect that connip(tion) is simply a reversal of "panic".
Israel "izzy" Cohen