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Here’s Your Permission To Have a Meltdown Today

Here’s Your Permission To Have a Meltdown Today

For those raised outside of the Deep South of the United States, a hissy fit is a term used to describe having a tantrum, a meltdown, a…

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Crystal Jackson
Feb 15, 2018
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For those raised outside of the Deep South of the United States, a hissy fit is a term used to describe having a tantrum, a meltdown, a good old-fashioned come-apart. Any form of hysterics in a child or even adult might be referred to as throwing a hissy fit, or a hissy for short. It’s easy to see how this term was coined …

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