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snit

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /snɪt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪt

1

noun

Meaning 1

A temper; a bad mood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: fit, hissy, hissy fit, shit fit, tantrum, snippiness
  • He's in a snit because he got passed over for promotion.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: snit fit, fit, hissy, hissy fit, shit fit, tantrum, snippiness

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Term of abuse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A U.S. unit of volume for liquor equal to 2 jiggers, 3 U.S. fluid ounces, or 88.7 milliliters.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, dialectal

Examples

  • The bartender served us each a snit with our Bloody Marys this morning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A slice of dried fruit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dialectal, especially, in-plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

a state of agitated irritation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he was in a snit

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration

History

Etymology

American English, of unknown origin, perhaps onomatopoeic.

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.

From German Schnitte (“slice”).