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Tissy vs Tossy - What's the difference?

tissy | tossy |

As a noun tissy

is (colloquial) a type of behavior, usually when a male acts feminine in a manner of frustration.

As an adjective tossy is

tossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud, contemptuous, affectedly indifferent.

tissy

English

Usage notes

Origination: a play on the word, hissy'' or ''hissy fit .

Noun

(-)
  • (colloquial) A type of behavior, usually when a male acts feminine in a manner of frustration.
  • :Mark threw a huge tissy when he came in today and saw the mess that was made of his magazines.
  • :After the laughter that was directed at him after his first tissy'''-fit, Mark started to '''tissy for a whole new reason.

    • Derived terms

    *throw a tissy-fit *tissy-fit

    tossy

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud, contemptuous, affectedly indifferent.
    • (Webster 1913)