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dummy spit

The act of overreacting (as an adult) to a situation childishly, in an angry or frustrated manner.

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  • From when babies have tantrums, and spit out any dummy that they may be sucking.
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Did you hear about John's dummy spit over the management changeover?

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

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