Hissy

After witnessing, in horrified fascination, a few of Tom's temper tantrums, Mary refused to play golf with him any more. Even though Tom was a former golf pro, he would sometimes have hissy fits, furiously shouting at his caddy and breaking his own golf clubs.

In the age of social media, one dissatisfied customer's hissy fit can soon create a major public relations crisis for a manufacturer. By promptly addressing the customer's complaint in a personal way and without rancour, the company may actually turn the situation in its favour.

Helena arrived at the airport only minutes before her flight left and profanely berated the airport security staff who told her to empty her pockets and purse and examined her carry-on bag. When she later apologized for her angry outburst, she agreed that her frustration at missing a flight did not give her licence to throw a hissy fit at the airport.

"Tom, you do know this is a public forum, don't you? Throwing a hissy fit because people happened to misinterpret your Facebook post makes you seem controlling and humourless, and more or less guarantees still more mocking responses."

Tom threw a hissy fit.

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).

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!"

Midwestern-bred and still wholesome despite his exposure to New York’s hissiest, Sam remains the play’s anchor.

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