snit.
A temper; a bad mood.
Meaning & usage
A temper; a bad mood.
He's in a snit because he got passed over for promotion.
Term of abuse.
Where this word comes from
American English, of unknown origin, perhaps onomatopoeic.
A U.S. unit of volume for liquor equal to 2 jiggers, 3 U.S. fluid ounces, or 88.7 milliliters.
A beer chaser commonly served in three-ounce servings in highball or juice glasses with a Bloody Mary cocktail in the upper midwest states of United States including Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, and Illinois.
The bartender served us each a snit with our Bloody Marys this morning.
Where this word comes from
Likely related to Proto-Germanic *snidaz, i.e. a a little, a bit. Also perhaps from obsolete German Schnitt which is a small amount of beer served in a larger glass.
A slice of dried fruit.
Where this word comes from
From German Schnitte (“slice”).
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