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Meaning of snit

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

snit

Pronunciation:/snɪt/

noun

Definitions

  1. A temper; a lack of patience; a bad mood.

    Example: He's in a snit because he got passed over for promotion.

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

  3. 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.

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