hig

1. dialectalA huff; a fit of passion, annoyance, or offense.

   Off he goas in a hig.

   1890, Peacock, Tales, page 78, quoted in the EDD

   2 more examples

   ... aw leep off, in a great hig, an sed,[…]

   1850, Tim Bobbin, Samuel Bamford, Dialect of South Lancashire: Or, Tim Bobbin's Tummus and Meary ; with His Rhymes and an Enlarged and Amended Glossary of Words and Phrases, Chiefly Used by the Rural Population of the Manufacturing Districts of South Lancashire, page 33

   She was iv a hig, 'cos Ah wadn't let[ ]her hev her new bonnit on.

   1889, John Nicholson (School principal), The Folk Speech of East Yorkshire, page 43

plural HIGs

1. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of human interface guideline (especially for a graphical user interface).

   The HIG delivers Apple's design commandments, the company's definition of what it means to be a good iPhone citizen.

   2010, Josh Clark, Tapworthy: Designing Great iPhone Apps, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 99