catfit

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noun

A conniption fit

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tantrum
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Meanings

nouncatfit (plural catfits)

plural catfits

  1. dialectalA conniption fit

    "...Wont drink none hisself, and jest let me take one sup and I be dawg ef hit dont look like he'll have a catfit."

    1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Library of America, published 1985, page 29

    Synonyms: tantrum

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA conniption fit

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tantrum
Also see
conniptionhissy fitmeltdownpaddysnit fittantrumtemper tantrumwobbly

Origin

From cat + fit.

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APA

catfit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catfit

MLA

“catfit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catfit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catfit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catfit.

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