Conniption
/kəˈnɪp.ʃən/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit. informal
"When she came downstairs and saw what her children were eating, she had a conniption."
- 2 a display of bad temper wordnet
- 3 A fit of laughing; convulsion.
"The joke was not that funny, but he went into conniptions laughing."
Example
More examples"You're going to give me a conniption."
Etymology
Since 1833, from American English. Unknown origin, probably a fanciful alteration of corruption etc., or maybe related to captious.