frothy, noun

colloquial
Often in the phrases have a frothy, throw a frothy.
A fit of temper or irritation; a tantrum.
2014 justice.gov.za (DSAE Corpus)[Y]our description of me getting into a frothy is the kind of subtle homophobic statement that I talk about.
2014 calorababy.co.za (DSAE Corpus)My husband had a frothy and was shouting because there was poo on the floor and I tried to get him to calm down...
2014 4uofficenational.co.za (DSAE Corpus)I threw a frothy at our first meeting when I heard it was part of the Chairperson’s duties...
2014 peje.co.za (DSAE Corpus)[L]let one too many foreign types take to the..Rugby field..and [the] CEO..has a fit of the frothies.
2015 timeslive.co.za (DSAE Corpus)..[H]e had Oprah’s Dr Oz in a frothy over his theories....
A fit of temper or irritation; a tantrum.
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