conniption

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conniption (fit) definition

[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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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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