in a huff
Slang definitions & phrases for
in a huff
in a huff
adjective phrase
Angry; petulant; grumpy
[1694+; fr a huff or gust of anger]
Idioms and Phrases with
in a huff
in a huff
In an offended manner, angrily, as in
When he left out her name, she stalked out in a huff
. This idiom transfers
huff
in the sense of a gust of wind to a burst of anger.
[
Late 1600s
]
Also see:
in a snit