dummy spit

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dummy spit

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From when babies have tantrums, and spit out any dummy that they may be sucking.

noun dummy spits

Australia, idiomatic, informal The act of overreacting (as an adult) to a situation childishly, in an angry or frustrated manner. Did you hear about John's dummy spit over the management changeover?
Similar: tantrum

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@misc{dummy_spit_2026,
  title = {dummy spit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dummy%20spit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}