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Dave Wilton

05 Feb 2025 • 7 min read
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Cartoon drawing of a woman throwing a tantrum and destroying furniture with a hammer

hissy / hissy fit

14 October 2026 A hissy or hissy fit is a slang term for a tantrum or angry outburst. As an adjective, it means angry or in a bad temper. The origin is somewhat uncertain, with two leading contenders for the underlying metaphor. It could be from hysterical, or it could
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nonesuch

12 October 2026 A nonesuch, or nonsuch, is something that is unparalleled, without equal. The word, rare today, dates to the sixteenth century, although the use of a negated such, as in no such, goes back to Old English. The nominal use of nonesuch stems from Nonsuch Palace, a grand
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