(informal, idiomatic, chiefly, Australia) To overreact (as an adult) to a situation, in an angry and childish manner.
(informal, idiomatic, chiefly, Australia) To overreact (as an adult) to a situation, in an angry and childish manner.
He'll really spit the dummy when he hears that he's not going on that trip.
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(idiomatic, informal, chiefly, Australia) The act of overreacting (as an adult) to a situation childishly, in an angry or frustrated manner.
(slang, Australia) To be extremely angry.
Spit chips is an Australian slang phrase meaning to be extremely angry — furious to the point of incoherence. The image is vivid: someone so enraged they can barely speak, as if spitting rather than talking. It's a characteristically Australian idiom that maps intense emotion onto an absurd physical image. Register is informal and expressive; it conveys genuine anger while the imagery keeps it from feeling entirely serious. Common in Australian casual speech and writing.
(slang, New Zealand, Australia, intransitive) To be extremely angry.