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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Probably an invented word

conniption

 noun
     
con‧nip‧tion also conniption fit [countable] American English old-fashioned
a way of behaving which shows that you are very angry:
My mother threw a conniption fit when I didn't come home till two in the morning.
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