TagTemper

Gumple-Foisted

If someone’s sulky or ill-tempered, you can always call them gumple-foisted, a Scottish term. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Gumple-Foisted” If you want to describe somebody who is sulky or out of temper, you can call them...

Throw a Wobbly

To throw a wobbly means lose self-control in a panic or temper tantrum, or to cause consternation by acting in a surprising way. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Throw a Wobbly” Here’s an expression I ran across recently, to throw...

heatiness

heatiness n. a characteristic of certain foods or stimulants said to cause emotional or physical reactions associated with temper, fever, passion, excess, or true heat. Editorial Note: From Chinese culture and medicine. (source: Double-Tongued...