"Generally, hissy fits are considered childish and are therefore reserved for divas and children.
We rarely use the expression about men, because it comes from the word hysteria (a psychological illness), which comes from hustera, the Latin word for womb. Back in the day, it was believed that women had mental problems because of their wombs, whereas we now know that most of women's problems come from spending too much time around men.
A couple of nice synonyms for hissy fit are conniption fit (a favorite of my mother's) and snit fit. All three of these terms can be used without fit."
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"Generally, hissy fits are considered childish and are therefore reserved for divas and children.
We rarely use the expression about men, because it comes from the word hysteria (a psychological illness), which comes from hustera, the Latin word for womb. Back in the day, it was believed that women had mental problems because of their wombs, whereas we now know that most of women's problems come from spending too much time around men.
A couple of nice synonyms for hissy fit are conniption fit (a favorite of my mother's) and snit fit. All three of these terms can be used without fit."
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