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Hissy

//ˈhɪsi// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Accompanied with hisses.
  2. 2
    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)."

  3. 3
    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!""

Noun
  1. 1
    A tantrum, a fit. US

    "get into a hissy"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From hiss + -y.

Etymology 2

From hiss + -y.

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