Definition of conniption
conniption 
noun
- a bad tantrum. Also "conniption fit". One "has" a conniption or conniption fit.
He had a conniption over the dent in the car.
Citation from "My Mother, the Car", Arrested Development (TV), Season 1 Episode 8 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to become angry, go crazy, freak out.
Last edited on Dec 23 2010. Submitted by Melissa C. from Phoenix, AZ, USA on Aug 28 2002.
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| Definitions include: to go crazy. | |
| Definitions include: Freaking out, going crazy, out of control. | |
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