fits....terms you use

[wingnut 0]

anyone ever heard or use "caniption fit" soryy my spelling is probly way off...... just wondering if i'm the only one here of that has regularly heard this growing up... and what exactly is a caniption????

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[AirMail 0]

It is very much like a "hissy".

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[LouDiamond 1]

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what exactly is a caniption????

Often times it is synonomous with vaginitis

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[SpeedRacer 1]

conniption [origin unknown](1833): a fit of rage, hysteria, or alarm

from Merriam Websters Collegiate Dictionary 10th ed.

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I've heard of it but now I refer to it as a good bitchin'

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[DZBone 0]

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[AggieDave 6]

Yeah, I've heard it and have actually used that term before, then again, I grew up in small-town Texas...

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[Jib 0]

I've heard "Don't have a coniption" meaning calm down, like somebody was really pissed about something.

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[misskriss 0]

have heard it......grew up with it.......I have had many the fit.....

[lawrocket 3]

"Conniption fit" is kind of redundant, like a "fun jump." But, a conniption is not your average fit of rage. No, sir! It goes beyond mere rage, and is best exemplified by mothers with teenagers.

Bill Cosby gave a good explanation of a "Conniption" during his "Himself" stand-up routine. I recommend you watch it!

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[riddler 0]

My mom used to use "conniption fit" when she was most flustered. Usually because us kids were dilly-dallying around or causing a ruckus of some sort.

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[Tonto 1]

Was it not the result of apoplexy? The fit you suffered as a result of the condition?

or having kids perhaps?
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[Gawain 0]

While I don't use that term anymore, I've heard it many times...the first time in joke from a skit Bill Cosby was making about feeding breakfast to his children (chocolate cake )...

Nowadays I use/hear terms like:

"Getting panties in a wad" or
"Reaching critical mass" or
"Lost it" ....you get the picture...

So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh
Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright
'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life
Make light!

[KawiZX900 0]

yeah, thats the scientific name for bad breath. right?

or was that mary poopins, super fragil senses extremely bad case of haletosis

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