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Definition of Throw a fit
1. Verb. Get very angry and fly into a rage. "Spam makes me go ballistic"
Generic synonyms: Rage
Derivative terms: Blowup
Definition of Throw a fit
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To become angry, enraged, or upset; to act or react with an outburst, as by shouting, swearing, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Throw A Fit
Literary usage of Throw a fit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bookman (1914)
"He never could throw a fit when he wanted to. Some of the feebs can throw fits
as quick as a wink. By and by it got real black, and we were hungry, ..."
2. My Life in Prison by Donald Lowrie (1912)
""The poor suckers that he had roped in knew he was going to throw a fit so's to
fool the Captain, as they thought, and the Captain knew he was going to ..."
3. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
"If they picked it up on Broadway, with his name signed to it, and read it, they 'd
throw a fit over it, laughing. But he supposed she knew what you ought to ..."
4. A Vagabond Journey Around the World: A Narrative of Personal Experience by Harry Alverson Franck (1911)
"Some of the boys who are good at it throw a fit when they get in a crowd of rich
ones. But as you talk English, a good tale of woe will do as well. ..."
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