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conniption

[ kuh-nip-shuhn ]

noun

  1. Often conniptions. Informal. a fit of hysterical excitement or anger.


conniption

/ °ìəˈ²Ôɪ±èʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. slang.
    often plural a fit of rage or tantrums
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of conniption1

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; origin uncertain
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of conniption1

C19: arbitrary pseudo-Latin coinage
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Idioms and Phrases

see have a fit (conniption) .
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Money is flooding in, polls have turned in Democrats’ favor, and the size of Harris’ crowds has been giving Donald Trump conniptions.

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After the Inflation Reduction Act passed Congress without a single Republican vote, GOP lawmakers threw a conniption over the IRS appropriation.

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Yes, Team Paralysis would throw conniptions and file lawsuits.

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The fine-tuning ends only during the technical rehearsals, when any further changes would give the designers, board operators and stage managers conniption fits.

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It’s where Musk’s purported crusade against cancel culture, embodied in his “welcome back†to a man booted from peer platforms for an antisemitic conniption, is most at home.

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