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conniption
/kəˈnɪp.ʃən/
noun 2
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1VERB + CONNIPTION
give
Definitions
noun
1
A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit.
When she came downstairs and saw what her children were eating, she had a conniption.
I'm in conniptions for the final act you came here for
2
A fit of laughing; convulsion.
The joke was not that funny, but he went into conniptions laughing.
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When she came downstairs and saw what her children were eating, she had a conniption.
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I'm in conniptions for the final act you came here for
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[…]threatened by the conniptions gripping Wall Street
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You're going to give me a conniption.
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