hissy

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hissy

/ˈhɪsi/

Rhymes with -ɪsi

adjective hissier · hissiest

Accompanied with hisses.
Making a hissing sound. Each is very inexpensive ($60 per two-pack for the Midland, $100 a pair for the Audiovox), and feels it. Each is also tiny, no bigger than a bar of Ivory. Both are far hissier than their more expensive rivals, and don't have as much range (more on this in a moment).
Similar: hissing
Childish or petulant. Viewers were aghast. . . . As co-host Regis Philbin flinched, Gifford launched into a teary, it's-not-my-fault, TV hissy fit: "You can say I'm ugly, you can say I'm not talented, but when you say I don't care about children, how dare you!"
Similar: bad-tempered

Similar: sibilant, infantile, milky, huffy, irritable

noun hissies

US A tantrum, a fit. get into a hissy
Similar: tantrum

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adjective

Similar: sibilant, infantile, milky, huffy, irritable

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@misc{hissy_2026,
  title = {hissy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hissy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}