Hissy fit
Posted by Lou Crandall on January 17, 2009 at 09:25
"Hissy fit". Walter Scott in Redgauntlet refers to a character as suffering from a "hissing-hot fit" of the gout. Could this be a predecessor of the modern "hissy fit"?
Posted by Lou Crandall on January 17, 2009 at 09:25
"Hissy fit". Walter Scott in Redgauntlet refers to a character as suffering from a "hissing-hot fit" of the gout. Could this be a predecessor of the modern "hissy fit"?
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