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con⋅nip⋅tion

  [kuh-nip-shuhn]
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–noun
Often, conniptions. Informal. a fit of hysterical excitement or anger.
Also called conniption fit.

Origin:
1825–35, Americanism; orig. uncert.
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con·nip·tion   (kə-nĭp'shən)   
n.   Informal
A fit of violent emotion, such as anger or panic. Also called conniption fit.

[Mock Latin, perhaps influenced by snip or snap.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
conniption (fit) [kəˈnɪpʃən...]

  1. n.
    a burst of anger; a spaz. : He had a conniption fit over the question of my marriage to Fred.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

conniption 
1833, Amer.Eng., origin uncertain; perhaps related to corruption, which was used in a sense of "anger" from 1799, or from Eng. dialectal canapshus "ill-tempered, captious," probably a corruption of captious.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

conniption

see have a fit (conniption).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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