dummy spit
nounEtymology From when babies have tantrums, and spit out any dummy that they may be sucking.
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Australia, Idiomatic, Informal The act of overreacting (as an adult) to a situation childishly, in an angry or frustrated manner.
- Did you hear about John's dummy spit over the management changeover?
- Synonyms
- tantrum
- Related terms
- have a cow, spit the dummy, throw a hissy fit